US Tour of The Great Game Begins with Public Programs in Washington
The Great Game, a series of contemporary British plays tracing the history of foreign engagement in Afghanistan, begins its US tour this month, premiering at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC September 15-25.
During the US tour, the British Council will partner to host public events exploring ideas from The Great Game. On September 19, join audience members and experts from government, media, academia and the arts for a half-day symposium exploring how culture can enrich our understanding of history, causality and contemporary conflict. On September 21, Greg Mortenson, co-author of Three Cups of Tea, will host an impassioned talk about his work in Afghanistan and intersecting themes from The Great Game.
DC Teachers Accompany Student Artwork to London
Next week, twelve Washington, DC public school teachers will travel to London as part of British Council's Rivers of the World project. Teachers from Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Sousa Middle School, Winston Education Campus, Hardy Middle School, Lincoln Multicultural Middle School, and Bell Multicultural High School will represent their schools at the Mayor's Thames Festival. During the festival, their students' depictions of the Anacostia River will be on display along the banks of the Thames. The artwork was created last spring during special in-school workshops led by local artist Abi Byrd.
In London the teachers will also meet with partner schools to plan a joint curriculum project. During the second phase of Rivers of the World this fall, the DC students will learn about the Thames and create artwork inspired by the river, and their London peers will study the Anacostia River.
Rivers of the World is a Thames Festival project delivered in partnership with British Council Connecting Classrooms with support from HSBC Global Education Trust.
Marshall Scholars Depart for London
This month, the 2010 Marshall Scholars will arrive in Washington, DC before they depart for graduate study in the United Kingdom. The orientation begins with an alumni afternoon tea hosted by British Ambassador Sir Nigel Sheinwald and features guest speaker and Marshall alumnus Mark Whitaker, Senior Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief for NBC News.
Founded by a 1953 Act of Parliament, and named in honor of US Secretary of State George C Marshall, the Marshall Scholarship annually awards up to 40 outstanding American college graduates a scholarship for a graduate program in any field at the UK institution of their choice.
Marshall Scholars have become leaders in a broad range of professions. Distinguished alumni include New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, inventor of the Dolby noise reduction system and Chairman of Dolby Laboratories Ray Dolby, former Duke University President Nan Keohane and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.
Expanding in Los Angeles
MEET OUR NEW WEST COAST DIRECTOR: Last month Simon Gammell joined the British Council's US leadership team as West Coast Director. Simon's previous positions with the British Council include Director West India, Director Australia, Director Performing Arts, and Director Arts Group. Before joining the British Council, he was a theatre director in Scotland, England and Italy; he also worked as a freelance journalist, teacher and filmmaker.
As Director West Coast, Simon will lead a growing Los Angeles team, building new relationships and partnerships with arts, education, young leadership and intercultural dialogue organizations based on the West Coast to forge both UK-US and global collaborations.
JOB OPPORTUNITY: If you want to join Simon's team, we are currently recruiting a Head of Programs, West Coast. The Head of Programs will manage the West Coast components of a range of arts, creative industries, young leadership, communications and media, and intercultural dialogue projects in the United States.
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New Research Finds Youth, Not Oil, Will be Nigeria's Most Valuable Resource
Yesterday the British Council released a comprehensive study on demographic trends in Nigeria. Next Generation Nigeria looks at Nigeria's future - by 2030, it will be one of the few countries in the world that has young workers in plentiful supply. Youth, not oil, will be the country's most valuable resource in the twenty-first century. With the right actions, Nigeria could reap a huge economic dividend, lifting 30 million people out of poverty - but, if the right decisions aren't made, Nigeria faces a demographic disaster, with the prospect of increased radicalization and ethnic and religious conflict.
The report was commissioned by the British Council and has been compiled by a task force of economic and social experts from Nigeria, the UK and the USA, led by the Harvard School of Public Health.
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