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PRESS ROOM
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June 15, 1998
President of Socrates Institute Visits
Caen, France to Finalize "Vision" Project Arrangements
for Alexandria's 250th Anniversary
Dr. Mary L. Radnofsky, member of the Alexandria-Caen
Exchange Committee and President of The
Socrates Institute, a non-profit educational corporation in
Alexandria, has just returned from a trip to Caen, Alexandria's
sister city in France. She delivered greetings and a City of Alexandria
pin from Mayor Kerry Donley to Caen's Senator-Mayor, M. Jean-Marie
Girault, through Vice-mayor of Education, M. Berthillier, and Vice-mayor
of International Relations, M. Boulet.
The purpose of her week-long visit to Caen, located in the Normandy
region of France, was to finalize plans for the Socrates Institute's
international educational project entitled, "Vision and the
Scientific Habit of Mind," to celebrate Alexandria's 250th
Anniversary next year, by organizing actual and virtual teacher
and student exchanges through innovative use of Internet technology
between public and private schools in Alexandria, Caen, and Helsingborg
(Sweden).
Dr. Radnofsky, who designed the project, was interviewed on Radio-France
Normandie-Caen, and by two French newspapers, Ouest-France and Liberté
during her stay. She also met with city officials, school administrators,
the principals from Ste. Marie School and the Bosnieres School,
(the private and public French elementary schools participating
in the project), and with several of the teachers who will be attending
the Socrates workshop in Alexandria this fall.
M. Didier Pigeonneau and M. Jean Leloup, president and vice president
of Caen's sister city committee, actively support this project,
and have secured the financial backing of the city of Caen to subsidize
the French educators' travel to Alexandria, and to provide other
technological support to their schools.
"Vision and the Scientific Habit of Mind" will take place
in four stages: (1) the Socrates Institute workshop for educators,
focusing on interdisciplinary curriculum and Internet integration
in October 1998, (2) communication and adaptation of the curriculum
between participating educators from November 1998-March 1999, (3)
simultaneous, international implementation of the classroom curriculum
in April 1999, and (4) The Socrates Festival in May 1999, presenting
the students' collaborative projects and interdisciplinary mural,
"Alexandria's Lifeline" celebrating the 250th Anniversary
of the city.
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