World Affairs Council of Greater Reading

"America's success abroad is founded on the rock of an informed and involved public...WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS play an extraordinarily important role in connecting the American people to foreign policy."
                - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell

EVENTS and CONFERENCES
 
ON BCTV
Be sure to watch "What In the World In Berks" live at 8 p.m. on the 3rd Monday of each month.
 
 
OTHER EVENTS
 
Turkish Cultural Foundation Opportunity for Educators
We have again been awarded a Turkish Cultural Foundation grant to conduct Highlight of Turkey Experiences.

The Experiences consist of:

1) A no-cost seminar at Kutztown University on Saturday, March 24, 2012 (8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.). Six Act 48 credits will be available for attendees. Classroom resource materials and a Middle Eastern Luncheon will be provided. Attendees do not have to apply for the trip to Turkey.
 
2) Three educators will be selected to visit Turkey from June 28 - July 12, 2012, at a participant registration fee of $600. Teachers applying for the Turkey visit MUST attend the March 24, 2012 KU Experience.
 
3) The educators who visited Turkey will present a program at the GoggleWorks in November 2012.
 
Contact the Council at 610-375-7880 or email Sabold@comcast.net for info/application forms.
 
Deadline for return of applications is March 24, 2012.
 
 
LINKS
 
WWW Virtual Library: A site built by Dr. Wayne Selcher of Elizabethtown University.  A great resource for research on international affairs.
 
United Nations
 
The World Bank
 
The Council on Foreign Relations
 
The World Affairs Council National Site
 
The Global Ed Yellow Pages, a directory of global education resources for K-12 teachers, is now online. It contains approximately 1, 000 entries, many of which link to additional sources.
 
The Pennsylvania Council on International Education.  An organization that has promoted international education in the state for over thirty years.
 
 
 
This page examines opportunities in the Greater Reading Area and beyond as well as information for people interested in finding out more about World Affairs on the internet.