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[vnforum] - Mesg from vern@coombs.anu.edu.au (Vern Weitzel)
sent to avsl-l by vern@coombs.anu.edu.au (Vern Weitzel)
This is both for students who want to go to schools in the USA
and for those of you who may know of schools on email which can
share thoughts. So far I think only one school in Vietnam is
part of this system.
I have also heard from a couple school groups who would like to
exchange letters with schools in Vietnam - I have at least one
VN school in mind. Perhaps readers of this list can think of
others.
Cheers, Vern
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From: Greer Firestone <fireston@collegebound.com>
Subject: MARCH GREETINGS FROM KEYPALS INTERNATIONAL
Hello, Keypals International is an interactive site whose sole mission is to
bring the students of the world together. We now have over 5100 schools
listed on our pages and welcome over 40 new schools from NEW ZEALAND this
month. We hope to link every school in the world with a web site. Our only
request is that you link our site to your page.
FANTASTIC EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS!!!!
1) TUITION DISCOUNTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO US UNIVERSITIES
Greer Firestone, webmaster of KEYPALS and President of COLLEGE BOUND, an
independent college counseling service, returned from Washington DC this
week after meeting with representatives from 11 embassies. The news we
reported was unprecedented.
We now have over 150 fully accredited US colleges who will offer
substantial tuition discounts to academically-qualified international
students. That number will be growing. Why when this has not been offered
before?
The answer is simple supply & demand. MOST colleges in the US have empty
seats. COLLEGE BOUND, through its international network of students, can
produce an constant supply of students and thereby reduce the marketing
costs of the institutions. We then suggested these savings be passed on in
the form of discounts to the international students. The embassies love the
idea for their country's children; the colleges love international students
and want more of them and, best of all, COLLEGE BOUND will make some dreams
come true for international students.
For more information, visit our web site listed below or contact
fireston@collegebound.com
2) SISS (Society of International Sister Schools) has now over 90 schools
from around the world in its system and we invite all of you to take part.
The mission of SISS is to link a number of schools with similar interests
all around the world in a communication chain. SISS is a creation of the
people from KEYPALS INTERNATIONAL
SISS is pleased to introduce the SISS Discussion Forum. A place to share
ideas, ask questions, and a great place to find a sister school. The Forum
is completely automated so your posts and replies will appear instantly -
no waiting!!! The Forum also features its own search engine so you can
find exactly what you are looking for. This Forum is for all the members
of SISS, young students and teachers alike.
Also, don't forget to register your school on the SISS registration page.
We want to keep our list of members as up to date as possible so that we
can keep in close contact and serve you better!!!
The SISS discussion forum and registration pages are both accessible
through the SISS Home page at http://www.siss.org
3) UN GLOBALSCHOOL BUS
KEYPALS and SISS are proud to be part of the endeavors of the United
Nations to bring the world together. The Globalschool Bus' new adventures
include a) Country Focus b) Professor Photoquiz c) Women's Day and d) Dr.
Data. Dr. Data quizzes classes on subjects such as Food and Water,
Infectious Diseases and Things Without Borders. For more info, write our
friend Abou at globalschoolbus@un.org. Tell him KEYPALS sent you.
Keep those classifieds rolling into KEYPALS. We hope to add 1000 new schools
in the next 2 months.
Your friend,
Greer Firestone
COLLEGE BOUND http://www.collegebound.com
KEYPALS INTERNATIONAL http://www.collegebound.com/keypals
SISS http://www.siss.org
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