As a Peace Corps volunteer one of our three goals is to bring our host country's culture back to the United States of America to share with our family and friends. One way to do this is to present at a local high school while you are vacationing or visiting the USA. Here is my presentation that I gave to a 9th grade AP History class in Hudson Falls, New York, USA
3. What is Peace Corps?
(in numbers)
• March 1, 1961
• 8,655 current volunteers
• 77 current countries being served
• 200,000+ total volunteers to date
• 139 total countries served
• 28 is the average age
• 7% of volunteers are over the age of 50
4. What does Peace Corps do?
• Established by President John F. Kennedy to
promote world peace and friendship.
• The Peace Corps’ mission has 3 simple
goals:
1. Helping the people of interested countries in
meeting their need for trained men and women.
2. Helping promote a better understanding of
Americans on the part of the peoples served.
3. Helping promote a better understanding of other
peoples on the part of Americans.
5. What is Master’s International?
• Unique opportunity to integrate a master’s
degree with overseas service.
• Available in 80 academic institutions
nationwide.
• 1 year or 2 (depending on major) of
academic study + 2 years of service with
the Peace Corps.