US teachers in India to study culture

KOLKATA: A group of 10 school educators from the United States is currently visiting Kolkata as part of a month-long program to learn about Indian life, society, the education systems and resources available.
The participants, drawn from various educational institutions across the US, are traveling to Kolkata under the aegis of "The India Summer Teacher Program." The program will be hosted and administered by the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF).).
The India Summer Teacher Program is a short-term, exchange opportunity for US high school teachers of English, Mathematics and Science to collaborate and teach with an Indian counterpart. The program is fully funded by the Bureau of Educational Affairs (ECA), US Department of State and administered by American Councils and the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF). Grantees are assigned to schools where the medium of instruction is English. They pair with an Indian counterpart to create and implement curriculum projects and team-teach in their subject area. The program provides a professional development opportunity for US and Indian educators to work together on issues of mutual interest to their communities, schools and students.
The host institutions in Kolkata include Loreto Day (Sealdah), St. James School, St. Johns Diocesean School, Ballygunge Shiksha Sadan, Shri Shikshayatan and A.K. Ghosh Memorial School.
USIEF organizes programs for groups of U.S. teachers as part of its mission to promote mutual understanding between the citizens of the U.S. and India through educational exchange. The purpose of each program is to give the U.S. educators an exposure to different aspects of Indian society including cultural heritage, religion and economic development.