Visit from the Irish

Published 8:38 am Thursday, May 9, 2019

Several public school representatives in Northern Ireland met with representatives of Prince Edward County Public Schools and Longwood University to discuss the country’s history and its similarities to Prince Edward County.

All of the teachers and principals also spoke with teachers at Sunrise Learning Center in Farmville about how early childhood programs operate in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and the Sunrise teachers shared with their guests some of their innovative preschool and kindergarten teaching practices.

On Friday, the representatives had a tour of the Moton Museum lead by Cainan Townsend and also met with Patti Trent from Longwood University’s Office of Global Engagement. While there they discussed some possible collaborations between Newry High School and Windsor Hill Elementary School in Newry, Northern Ireland and Prince Edward Public Schools as well as schools in the Harrisonburg area.

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This program was arranged by Dr. Robbie Higdon of James Madison University (JMU) who wrote the grant that allowed them to visit, and Dr. Chapman Hood Frazier, JMU Professor in Residence at Prince Edward County Schools.