2013 has been a busy year for Tempe Sister Cities Members and all of our hardworking volunteers, so we thought it important to recap some of our top newsletter stories of the past year. We hope you will check our web site often as we continue to celebrate our Tempe Sister Cities and Hackett House activities during 2014. Our continued goal is “Bringing the World Together… One Friendship at a Time” Happy New Year from all of us at Tempe Sister Cities. January (Click Here to View Full Articles) New Zealand Educator Exchange News Hackett House School Tours […]
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TSC Travel Opportunities for 2013
Tempe Sister Cities has several planned travel opportunities for 2013. Travel opportunities include: A Sister City Delegation that will be visiting Beaulieu sur Mer, France this summer for their 16th year anniversary of twinning , dates to be announced. Another delegation will visit …Regensburg, Germany for the 2013 Burgerfest. The dates for travel will be the third week in June. Other travel opportunities include a trip to Trollhatten, Sweden in February or March and a trip to Cuenca and Cusco, Peru, home of Machu Pichu, is tentatively planned for March or April. Please contact Dick Neuheisel (480) 838 -0437 if […]
Cusco, Peru to Become the Ninth Sister City of Tempe
President Dick Neuheisel announced at the November board meeting that he has received the official word from the Mayor of Cusco that documents are being extricated by Cusco creating a new sister city relationship with Tempe. This will be Tempe’s ninth sister city. Additionally, Cusco and Tempe already have sister city relationships with Cuenca, Ecuador. This is the first trilateral agreement with the US and South America. Exchanges between the three countries have many unique opportunities including educators’ exchanges. It is hopeful that there will be an inaugural group of students travelling to Cusco this summer in the student exchange […]
THIRTY-TWO STUDENT DELEGATES SELECTED TO REPRESENT TEMPE
Selection Night was a memorable experience for 32 high school juniors from around Tempe. It was the night they were selected to be 2012 Tempe Sister City Delegates to 8 international destinations. The excitement was in the air as each student stepped up on the stage to hear which sister city they will be visiting this summer. Visiting Beaulieu sur Mer, France will be Hollly Berns, Kelsey Files, Colin McCormick,and Kimberely Valentine. Going to Carlow, Ireland will be
A Summer of International Travel and Adventure for 64 Students
Thirty-two Tempe Sister City students are embarking on their unique adventures in one of our many sister cities this month. They will spend 5 weeks with their sister city brother or sister and return with them as part of their exchange. Sixty-four students from all over the world will be experiencing all that Tempe, Arizona and the southwest have to offer.