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FLEX Alumni Share Valentine's Day With Communities Across Eurasia
From American Councils for International Education
February 14, 2012, Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program alumni from Ukraine to Kyrgyzstan facilitated a range of activities to celebrate Valentine's Day in their local communities. FLEX alumni taught the value of kindness to elementary school children, shared American traditions with their countrymen, raised funds to support disabled children, and disseminated knowledge about HIV/AIDS across communities in Eurasia.

Works-in-Progress Kicks off Spring Discussion Series in Tbilisi with Harvard Researcher
From American Councils for International Education

American Student Survey Says...
From American Councils for International Education
What do American students say about their TCLP experience? “I love this class. Our teacher is very motivated, encouraging, and has a genuine love for teaching and wanting to better children’s knowledge of the world beyond the United States. I am very excited to be a part of this class.” Published on TCLP website. Read the article.

Critical Language Project Awardees, Round One in 2011
From American Councils for International Education
The Critical Language Projects support Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) alumni and institutions with funding for projects that designed to complement TCLP goals by providing funding for alumni activities that increase capacity building and collaborative ideas for teaching and classroom projects. During Round One of the CLP awards for 2011, almost $1500 went to support projects in Minnesota, Utah, Massachusetts, and Montana.

Montana District Building Their Arabic Program
From American Councils for International Education
In Missoula, Montana, the language and culture of the Middle East has captured the attention and interest of high school students and the community alike. Two years ago, the Missoula School District teacher and TCLP mentor teacher Michal Malouf, in cooperation with the University of Montana, was awarded a FLAP grant to introduce Arabic to their public schools.