Group XXVII description
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Training began on Saturday, October 8, 1966. Some trainees upon arrival at the training headquarters to check in were told that their names were not on the list, but not to worry because that was true of others as well. | Training began on Saturday, October 8, 1966. Some trainees upon arrival at the training headquarters to check in were told that their names were not on the list, but not to worry because that was true of others as well. | ||
| - | The training program included both Nigeria trainees (67) and Ghana trainees (19). Unlike most previous programs it was not housed on a university campus. Trainees lived with families in Roxbury, an African-American section of Boston, and were provided their breakfasts by their host families -- other meals were eaten at local restaurants. Peace Corps rented an old house as the training headquarters and small apartments for language training and other classes. Plenary meetings took place in the neighborhood AME church. | + | The training program included both Nigeria trainees (67) and Ghana trainees (19). Unlike most previous training programs it was not housed on a university campus. Trainees lived with families in Roxbury, an African-American section of Boston, and were provided their breakfasts by their host families -- other meals were eaten at local restaurants. Peace Corps rented an old house as the training program headquarters and small apartments for language training and other classes. Plenary meetings took place in the neighborhood AME church. |
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| + | The Nigeria trainees consisted of three subgroups, 1) Hausa learners headed to the North, 2) Pidgin English learners headed to the Midwest, and 3) eight Yoruba learners who were assigned to the University of Ife (renamed [http://www.oauife.edu.ng/ Obafemi Awolowo University] in 1987)in the West. | ||
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--[[User:Phansen|Phansen]] 19:17, 10 November 2007 (EST) | --[[User:Phansen|Phansen]] 19:17, 10 November 2007 (EST) | ||
Revision as of 19:54, 11 November 2007
67 trainees, mostly secondary school teachers, trained Oct-Dec 1966, Roxbury (Boston) --Phansen 18:57, 10 November 2007 (EST)
Training
Training began on Saturday, October 8, 1966. Some trainees upon arrival at the training headquarters to check in were told that their names were not on the list, but not to worry because that was true of others as well.
The training program included both Nigeria trainees (67) and Ghana trainees (19). Unlike most previous training programs it was not housed on a university campus. Trainees lived with families in Roxbury, an African-American section of Boston, and were provided their breakfasts by their host families -- other meals were eaten at local restaurants. Peace Corps rented an old house as the training program headquarters and small apartments for language training and other classes. Plenary meetings took place in the neighborhood AME church.
The Nigeria trainees consisted of three subgroups, 1) Hausa learners headed to the North, 2) Pidgin English learners headed to the Midwest, and 3) eight Yoruba learners who were assigned to the University of Ife (renamed Obafemi Awolowo University in 1987)in the West.
--Phansen 19:17, 10 November 2007 (EST)
