Local Students Learn about Mexico at University

A University of Scranton Fulbright Teaching Assistant from Mexico introduces area elementary school students to her home country.
University of Scranton Fulbright Teaching Assistant Vianey Florentino Perez discussed Mexico with elementary and middle school students from Northeast Intermediate School and The Lutheran Academy as part of the University’s International Education Week programming. From left are: Chris Delsantro and Tenaya Jones, both in the sixth grade at Northeast Intermediate School, and Vianey Florentino Perez.
University of Scranton Fulbright Teaching Assistant Vianey Florentino Perez discussed Mexico with elementary and middle school students from Northeast Intermediate School and The Lutheran Academy as part of the University’s International Education Week programming. From left are: Chris Delsantro and Tenaya Jones, both in the sixth grade at Northeast Intermediate School, and Vianey Florentino Perez.

Elementary and middle school students from Northeast Intermediate School and The Lutheran Academy attended a presentation about Mexico at The University of Scranton as part of its International Education Week programming. Fulbright Spanish Language Teaching Assistant Vianey Florentino Perez of Mexico gave the presentation about her home country in November in the McIlhenny Ballroom of the DeNaples Center on campus.

International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide,

The University’s International Education Week event was sponsored by its Office of Global Education. The University hosts international students and scholars from 22 different countries, including China, India, Ireland, Mexico and Saudi Arabia, among others.

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