ICC encourages repeat visits to the classroom, which allow personal bonds with the speaker to develop and deeper cultural understanding to occur. Training is required for all participants. Workshops introduce participants to cultural themes and ideas for integrating an international perspective into classroom curriculum. Classroom students, teachers and international speakers all benefit from participation in the International Classroom Connection. International students at Minnesota State University Moorhead.
Future plans are to include international students from the tri-college system.
They become Partners with the International Classroom Connection, participating in workshops, and integrating international speakers into their curriculum. Currently, the ICC has partnered with Riverside Elementary for the pilot year of this program. We hope to include classrooms from kindergarten through high school in the Moorhead area for the 2001-2002 year and continue to expand. Social studies, world languages, literature, geography, history and science classrooms all benefit from the world of perspectives offered by ICC speakers. All site content copyright 2000 International Programs.