This year you will make a new friend!!
Our class is participating in the School & Classroom Program through People to People International (PTPI). PTPI links classes and youth groups in different countries for pen pal exchanges and projects that foster cultural understanding and friendship. You can learn more about PTPI's School & Classroom Program by clicking on the image to the left. Our class is being paired with a class in Romania. They are located in a small village about 80 km outside of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. This pen pal exchange is an excellent opportunity for you to make a new friend, learn about his or her culture, AND use your grammar skills through letter writing. Because your pen pals are currently studying English as a second language, you will serve as a peer tutor for them by properly presenting the English language in your letters. This is exciting for you and them! I'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it!!
People to People International (PTPI), with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri, was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 11, 1956 as a not-for-profit organization to advance international understanding and friendship, tolerance and world peace between people of all nations through direct people-to-people contacts. (Don't you find it ironic that it was founded on 9/11?) Today, its mission continues to enhance the foundation of their organization with educational, cultural, and humanitarian programs for youth and adults worldwide. PTPI has a presence in 125 countries with more than 80,000 families and individuals actively participating in People to People International programs.