Sun, Mar 16, 2003 - Page 2 News List

Taking the art of English to the mountains

A group of young Americans are helping boost the English skills of children in some of Taiwan's most remote schools and bringing a little bit of international flavor to these far-flung communities

By Chang Yun-Ping  /  STAFF REPORETER , IN NANTOU AND CHIAYI

"I demonstrated the ideal to them by explaining that they have to be determined to study English, and so do I when I study Chinese," she said.

IBLP is a non-profit organization committed to teaching projects all over the world. It also helps provide educational programs and community service.

All 19 American teachers will end their teaching in June and return to the US.

The KCEF, however, said the program will continue next semester as the foundation and the IBLP bring new teachers to Taiwan.

This story has been viewed 5505 times.
TOP top