TOWNSHEND — As part of a three-week U.S. State Department English language exchange program implemented by SIT/World Learning, 25 teachers from India and Pakistan will attend teacher training workshops at the SIT Graduate Institute campus in Brattleboro.
Six local teachers including Dr. Dorinne Dorfman, principal of Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School, will participate in the workshops.
On Thursday, June 5, the Indian and Pakistani teachers will spend a day at Leland & Gray to observe classes, attend a faculty council meeting, learn about after-school programs, and later socialize with members of the Leland & Gray school community.
The program aims to strengthen ties among the United States, Pakistan, and India, and to foster the exchange of teaching methodologies and school programming.
After their local visit, the guest teachers will travel to Washington, D.C., Raleigh, N.C., and New York City.