EL Fellow's Lesson on U.S. Inauguration of President Barack Obama:

English Language Fellow Reaches Students on Obama’s American Journey - January 15 and January 21, 2009

Margaret "Peggy" MacAdam
Fellow in Beer Sheva, Israel                                 
AMAL Network

English Language Fellow "Peggy" Margaret MacAdam delivered several presentations to high school students in Ramle and Petah Tikva on President Obama’s unique American journey. She briefed on the President’s family background, education, community activity, political career and life story as an African American from a single parent family with an African father. The students were engaged and eager to know Obama’s stance regarding U.S.-Israel relations. Peggy distributed International Information Programs (IIP) Journals on the “44th President of the United States” and America.gov handouts on “The Obama Administration” and “The Inauguration.”.

The program which targeted a key audience of low socio-economic students, reinforced a message of the success through merit, highlighted the multicultural nature of American society, and increased student knowledge of American society and values.