Houston Educators Visit Saudi Arabia
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Author: Aramco ExPats
Released 30 May 2004
Arrival Gate 10
Photograph by Aramco ExPats
Saudi Aramco is hosting a group of educators from the Houston area for a nine-day tour of the Kingdom which will include visits to Dhahran, Dammam, Al Khobar, Riyadh and Jeddah. Among the many things planned on the tour, educators will visit the Dhahran Hills Schools, tour several Aramco training facilities, and explore other fascinating places unique to the history and culture of Saudi Arabia.
The tour is a coordination between the Public Relations Department in Saudi Aramco and Aramco Services Company.
Vicci Thompson, Aramco ExPats, met the Group at Gate 10 – Heathrow. Everyone was eager and looking forward to their adventure to Saudi Arabia.
A special note from the teachers: "We are here! Cindy Hebert and Bernadette Wolan, both 1st grade Dhahran teachers, were waiting at Steineke to greet us as we arrived."
Peggy Tennyson, Manager Community Outreach, Institute of International Education
Elizabeth Battle, Consultant & Lending Trunk Designer, Independent Consultant
Donna Reichel, Social Studies Specialist, Harris County Department of Education
Dr. Elaine Adams, Professor, Houston Community College
Debra Brown, Teacher, Eisenhower High School
Jennifer Leadbetter, Social Studies Department Chair/Teacher, Bammel Middle School
Linda Edwards, English Teacher, Smiley High School
Janet Leland, 4th Grade Teacher, Dulles Elementary
Michelle Tillery, 2nd Grade Teacher, Mayde Creek Elementary
Marcia Looper, 5th Grade Teacher, Valley Oaks Elementary
Donna Sparks, K-5 Librarian, Pattison Elementary
Roosevelt Colvin, Science Teacher, Smiley High School
John Nance, 9th - 12th Music Teacher, Katy High School
Dhafer Al-Koheji, Aramco Services Company Public Affairs, and Vicci Thompson, Aramco ExPats, accompanied the group to Saudi Arabia.
This tour marks the first of its kind for Aramco, inviting K-12 grade educators to experience the Kingdom first-hand. The tour was initiated by Aramco Services Company, Houston, while working with the Institute of International Education (IIE) on the Cultural Navigators Project Mobile Trunk Lending Program. Educators were selected by Houston County Social Studies Leadership and will be returning to Houston to share their experiences with students and other educators from their schools.
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