Connecting Middle Schools in Ghana and Oregon

In two weeks I'll be in Ghana doing some research on how Ghanaian textbooks have depicted its history but mostly meeting with educators to talk about ways that they can collaborate with their counterparts in the Portland Metropolitan area.  The collaborations can be as simple as sharing a few letters during the school year.  I've been meeting with educators here in Oregon and corresponding with some in Ghana and am excited about helping to match some schools and classrooms.  I hope that it will be a vivid and personal way for students in the two places to learn about each others' lives.  Ghana is an ideal partner, as Ghanaians invest a great deal of money and energy in education, and Ghana defies a lot of common stereotypes that the western world has about Africa:  it is a stable democracy that has never had a bloody civil war.  I visited for the first time two years ago and was deeply impressed by the determination of the educators I met and the grace and hospitality of Ghanaians in general.  Please let me know if you are interested in this project for your school.