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Oro delegation to Norfolk revel in takeaways

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The visitors join the NPS Board in a thumbs up.

 

It’s been one long, unending learning experience so far for the 10 delegates of 1st Cagayan de

Oro-Norfolk Adult Exchange Program as they picked up ideas from their counterparts from their

sister city of Norfolk, Virginia.

The CDO Delegation with the Norfolk Public Schools Board.

The CDO Delegation with the Norfolk Public Schools Board.

“We learn a lot of new things every day we can bring home and adapt for the improvement of

our schools,” said Ma. Dulce T. Potenciano, executive director of the Cagayan de Oro Local

School Board. “I hope we have also given our counterparts in Norfolk some food for thought

about how we do things back home that might also prove useful for them.”

 

Scheduled for May 14-28, the two week-long program aims to create and sustain a relationship

between the City of Norfolk, Virginia and its sister city Cagayan de Oro to develop mutually

beneficial opportunities and programs including the arts, education and commerce.

 

The initial program is focusing on adult cultural and education exchanges and promote Sister

Cities international to other Filipino cities to encourage inter-province participation.

The CDO Delegation receives a warm Southern Welcome from host families and their spouses headed by Cheryl Penat McGarrigle.

The CDO Delegation receives a warm Southern Welcome from host families and their spouses headed by Cheryl Penat McGarrigle.

The Cagayan de Oro Sister City Committee of the Norfolk Sister City Association (NSCA)

headed by Chair Cheryl Penat McGarrigle organized the Adult Exchange Program in

coordination with NSCA Executive Director Jennifer Priest and the Cagayan de Oro delegation

headed by Eileen E. San Juan, local economic investment promotion officer.

 

To officially kick off the program on May 16, the delegation met with the Norfolk Public

Schools (NPS) Board headed by Melinda J. Boone, Ed. D., superintendent of schools.

 

The group was briefed at the board’s administration office at 800 E. City Hall Avenue by Dr.

Kipp Rogers, chief academic officer, together with a panel of school officials including Dr. Dr.

Michael Cataldo, executive director for curriculum and instruction; Dr Sharon Byrdsong, chief of

staff; Dr. Michael Thorton, chief operations officer and Ms. Karen Tanner, acting senior director

of communications and public relations.

A quick look at the NPS bus fleet.

A quick look at the NPS bus fleet.

Later, they group had a discussion on K-12 Literacy and Numeracy with Gwen Collins, Sr.

English coordinator and Bart Irwin, Sr. Math Coordinator.

 

In the afternoon of the same day, the delegates toured the NPS Child Nutrition Services

warehouse which provides lunch for underprivileged children in Norfolk’s public schools and the

NPS Department of Transportation which is charged with transporting public school students to

and from schools through its fleet of school buses.

Touring the Child Nutrition Services Warehouse with Operations Manager Lisa Winters

Touring the Child Nutrition Services Warehouse with Operations Manager Lisa Winters

Lisa Winter, operations manager, NPS Child Nutrition Services warehouse and Raymond

Whitehead, Jr., department supervisor, toured the group around the facility which ensures that

the underprivileged students have a nutritious and tasty lunch every school day.

A closer look of the salad which are served by the center to school children daily every school day.

A closer look of the salad which are served by the center to school children daily every school day.

Robert P. Clinebell, director of the NPS Dept. of Transportation at 5555 Raby Road said the

department’s 238 bus drivers ensure that some 12,250 students have a ride to and from school to

their respective homes daily. Each of the buses travel an average of 12,112 miles each school

year.

NPS Dept. of Transportation Director Robert P. Clinebell briefs the visitors on how 238 bus drivers ensure that some 12,2250 students get to school and return home safely every school day.

NPS Dept. of Transportation Director Robert P. Clinebell briefs the visitors on how 238 bus drivers ensure that some 12,2250 students get to school and return home safely every school day.

The NSCA aims to foster international understanding, friendship, and cooperation by promoting

people-to- people exchanges and continuing relationships between Norfolk, Virginia and its

international cities.

 

Cagayan de Oro became the seventh sister city of in June 18, 2008 when then Mayor

Constantino J. Jaraula officially signed the sister city agreement with Nofolk City Mayor Paul

Fraim at the General Douglas MacArthur Square.

The visitors join the NPS Board in a thumbs up.

The visitors join the NPS Board in a thumbs up.

Norfolk’s other sister cities include Kitakyushu, Japan; Wilhelmshaven, Germany; Norfolk

County, England; Toulon, France; Kaliningrad, Russia; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Kochi,

India and Tema, Ghana.

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