 Front Porch Party on May 16! |
International House is excited to present a Language Conversation Hour Porch Party on Thursday, May 16 from 7:00 to 9:00pm at our Midwood gym (1817 Central Avenue). There will be food, music, mini language hours, games and prizes! We encourage you to attend and bring an international dish from your native country.
>> If you have any questions, please contact Gail Johnson at gjohnson@ihclt.org or 704-333-8099.
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Host International Delegates from Ukraine!
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International House is delighted to be hosting a group of five Mayors and City Council Leaders from Ukraine through the Open World Program.These distinguished guests will be in Charlotte to learn more about federalism and representative government, as well as other topics such as rule of law, health, environment, economic development, education reform, and social services. We are looking for hosts between June 1 and June 9 to welcome these distinguished guests and provide home hospitality!
Please consider this wonderful opportunity to welcome an international guest into your home! Hosts will provide a bedroom, assist with transportation on the weekdays with drop-offs around 9:00 am and pick-ups around 5:00pm from International House (carpools can be arranged), and provide breakfast and dinner. A Home Host Orientation will be arranged prior to your guest's arrival.
>> For further questions, please contact Johnelle Causwell at jcauswell@ihclt.org or 704-342-2248 ext. 121.
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YETP 2013: Make a Difference This Summer!
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Help us offer English tutoring to children at CMS elementary schools! We are seeking full and part-time tutors for our summer Youth English Tutoring Program (YETP). YETP helps low-income immigrant children with English speaking, writing, reading, listening and comprehension skills.
YETP is a six-week long session that will begin June 24th and end August 1st. Tutors will work with small groups of 4 to 5 children and will receive training and supervision through an on-site coordinator. Tutors will work from 8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm on Mondays to Thursdays with Friday mornings spent at International House for group planning and professional development workshops.
A stipend of $1,400 will be paid to full time tutors and $700 to part time tutors. Education majors with teaching experience and interest in working with children of diverse backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply.
>> For more information, please email Jessica Vang, YETP Project Manager, at education@ihclt.org.
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Congratulations to our ESL classes for completing their their class work on May 2! Kudos to everyone for a great semester, especially to ESL teachers Kata Hyvarinen, Rachel Crabtree, and Heather Kegerreis for their energy and passion!
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Welcome, Minh!
Please give a warm welcome warm welcome to our newest board member, T. Minh Tran!
Minh is originally from Vietnam, and is currently the Managing Director of Utility Operations for Piedmont Natural Gas. He is a Riley Institute Diversity Fellow at Furman University. He is also a graduate of the Leadership Diversity Initiative and a graduate of the Innovation Institute at the McCall Center in Charlotte.
Welcome to International House, Minh!
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For Book Lovers
Join our International Book Club! The club explores works by international authors with international settings and themes.
Our book club meets the
third Monday of
each month at 7 p.m.
at International House.
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Language
Conversation Hours!
International House celebrates language and culture through weekly conversation hours. FREE and for all levels!
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New Grants Received!
International House recently received the following grant:
$20,000 ~
Thank you to our wonderful funders. We appreciate your support!
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Be Social With Us!
Stay in touch with International House through social media. We will keep you updated on all of the work we do around Charlotte to help the international community!
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