September 15, 2004 Embassy of Jordan hosts Jordanian Fulbright School Administrators September 15th 2004 - Washington, DC- The Embassy of Jordan in Washington hosted a group of Jordanian school administrators participating in the Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program. The group includes nine school administrators and teachers from all across the Kingdom. The Jordanian principals will spend twelve days in Washington, DC visiting different types of schools and educational organizations. Each of the Jordanian participants will then spend a week in another part of the United States. The program aims to introduce the Jordanian participants to the educational administration in the US at various school levels through the process of observation and work-shadowing of American school administrators. The group of school administrators and teachers visited the embassy and met with Ambassador Karim Kawar this week. Each administrator shared his/her impressions and experiences with the Ambassador and emphasized the importance of such educational and cultural programs between Jordan and the United States. They also discussed the importance of introducing technology in the educational system and improving the teaching methodology accordingly. Ambassador Kawar commended the work of the administrators adding that such exchange programs are testimony to the strong cooperation between Jordan and the United States on the cultural and educational level. “This visit provides a golden opportunity for our school administrators to not only take the best of what the US educational system has to offer, but also to introduce American administrators and teachers to Jordan and its education initiative. In recent years, the Jordanian government, has embarked on a proactive and far-reaching plan to reform and improve the Jordanian educational system. Educating our youth and preparing them for the future is a guaranteed investment for the future of Jordan.”