Since 1966 Mr. R. Bruce MacKay has been advisor to the Junior Council on World Affairs at berlin High School. Part of the program includes student and adult travel in the USA and Europe and arranging homestays in the USA for visiting people from Europe. His efforts have included many schools from New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. The following are some of Mr. MacKay's experiences in organizing, coordinating, and chaperoning trips and arranging homestays. Hopefully, the programs will continue to benefit more students and adults.
New York City
1968 (20 students & adults), 1969 (13), 1970 (32), 1971 (39), 1972 (37), 1973 (22), 1975 (27), 1976 (31), 1978
(32), 1979 (33), 1980 (42), 1981 (45), 1982 (46), 1983 (66), 1984 (43), 1985 (49), 1986 (49), 1987 (49), 1988 (49),
1989 (36), 1990 (21), 1991 (34), 1991 (42), 1992 (47), 1993 (45), 1994 (47), 1995 (36), 1996 (42), 1997 (47), 1997
(31).
Boston
1970 (42 students & adults), 1981 (41), 1982 (33), 1985 (29), 1991 (27), 1991 (33), 1993 (56), 1994 (51).
Washington
1971 (33 students & adults), 1973 (33), 1976 (28), 1983 (27), 1988 (27)
Europe
Dates
Number of Students & Adults Places Visited:
June 29-July 19, 1970 (18)
Ireland, England, Scotland, France
July3-24, 1972 (15)
Ireland, England, France, Italy, Switzerland
February 1979 (12)
Ireland, England, Scotland
February 1980 (15)
England, Holland, W. Germany, Denmark, Sweden
February 1982 (21)
England, France
February 1984 (14)
England, France
February 1986 (45)
England
February 1988 (37)
England, France
February 1989 (49)
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein
April 1990
(80)
England
February 1992 (26)
England, France
February 1993 (20)
England
April 1994
(47)
Ireland, Wales, England
February 1996 (45)
England
February 1997 (48)
France, England
April 1997
(67)
England
February 1998 (52)
Ireland, Wales, England
Students and adults from the following New Hampshire schools have participated-Berlin, Gorham, Groveton, Stratford,
Colebrook, Littleton, White Mountains, Lin-Wood, Kennett, Merrimack Valley Regional, Hillsboro-Deering, Franklin,
Concord, Raymond, Profile, and Dover.
International Partners in Education between New Hampshire schools and English schools in the Newbury area is dedicated to improve cultural understanding and expand the competitive advantages within the global economy. This partnership will focus on international activities and advance the educational development for students through a broad range of international activities, programs and resources.
The belief is that active involvement of the schools, students, parents, community, businesses,
higher education, civic groups, and organizations will create significant improvements in the level of education
and economic competitiveness. Investments of time, programs, funding, and other support establish standards
for education that are built on a deep, broad knowledge of the real challenges that exist in the global economy.
Since 1990, SAU 3, SAU 20, and other New Hampshire schools have been partners with Park House
School, Nebury. In six exchanges, 221 students and 34 adults from Newbury have visited New hampshire.
In seven exchanges, 276 students and 98 adults from New Hampshire have visited Newbury. These exchanges have
included three bands and have also resulted in hundreds of students and families providing homestays in both New
Hampshire and England. The educational and cultural interaction has motivated many individual return visits,
and lasting friendships still exist.
The existing programs and those planned for the future will continue to serve and educate the people of New Hampshire and Newbury. We hope you will support our efforts and endorse our international partnership.
Listed are some of the endorsements of the Berlin-Gorham and other New hampshire schools' International Partnership with Park House School, Newbury.
White Mountain Rotary Club of Berlin-Gorham
Berlin School Board-SAU 3 Board of Education
Gorham School District-SAU 20 Board of education
New Hampshire Senator Bob Smith, U.S. Senate
New Hampshire Judd Gregg, U.S. Senate
Governor of New hampshire, Jeanne Shaheen
Mayor of Berlin, NH, Robert J. DePlanche
Park House School-Newbury, England