Group XXVII description

From Rpcvdraft

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 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. --Phansen 19:17, 10 November 2007 (EST)