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Green Library<br />
United Campus Ministries<br />
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve<br />
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital<br />
Arrillaga Sports <strong>Center</strong><br />
Visitor Services<br />
WorkLife Office<br />
• Off-campus visits to or collaboration with:<br />
Palo Alto Cultural <strong>Center</strong><br />
United Nations Association<br />
Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve<br />
Foothill Community College<br />
Palo Alto Unified School District<br />
Winter Lodge of Palo Alto<br />
Año Nuevo State Park<br />
Palo Alto <strong>Stanford</strong> History Association<br />
(“Professorville” tour)<br />
Filoli Historic Estate and Gardens<br />
San Francisco - Mission Dolores<br />
San Francisco - Precita Eyes Mission<br />
Mural Project<br />
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco<br />
Environmental Volunteers - guided<br />
walk Earthquake Geology of Monte<br />
Bello Ridge<br />
Neighbors Abroad and Mid-Peninsula<br />
YWCA - <strong>International</strong> Networking<br />
Mixers<br />
SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY PROGRAMS AND CLASSES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS<br />
Fall Quarter 2002:<br />
Presented a total of 48 programs in the following<br />
categories<br />
- 5 weekly programs,<br />
- 9 orientation tours,<br />
- 6 special workshops (One, Understanding American<br />
Culture & Customs , met for 7 weeks and was<br />
held in both Japanese and English)<br />
- 7 ongoing art classes ( 2 types of drawing, digital<br />
photography, 2 crafts)<br />
- 4 classes in languages (2 levels of Spanish, French &<br />
Portuguese)<br />
- 3 programs for children ( arts & crafts, play group,<br />
walking group)<br />
- 6 classes in international foods<br />
- 6 presentations on “Travel & Culture” (Nigeria, Australia,<br />
London, Greece, Paraguay and Japan)2 dance<br />
classes (Brazilian, Middle Eastern Belly Dance)<br />
Winter Quarter 2003:<br />
Presented a similar schedule of 38 programs, including<br />
- 4 workshops (2 met for 8 sessions— Job Seeking Group<br />
and American Culture and Customs),<br />
- 6 language classes (2 levels of Spanish, 2 French,<br />
Portuguese and German),<br />
- 11 cross-cultural programs (8 Travel & Culture<br />
presentations, Greek Mythology class,<br />
<strong>International</strong> Chorus and Film Night)<br />
- 6 classes in arts and crafts (including drawing,<br />
watercolor, origami & more),<br />
- 3 international foods classes featuring the cuisine of 10<br />
countries, and<br />
- 2 weekly programs open to all (Friday Coffee and<br />
<strong>International</strong> Playgroup).<br />
Spring Quarter 2003:<br />
Presented a similar schedule of 39 programs, including<br />
- 4 area tours (themes included California and local<br />
geology and ecology and cultural diversity<br />
through visits to San Francisco’s Mission District<br />
murals, Mission Dolores, Asian History Museum),<br />
- 3 workshops (distance education, Understanding<br />
American Culture, and spouse adjustment, or<br />
“Making Your Time Here Satisfying”),<br />
- 7 language classes (2 levels of Spanish, 2 French,<br />
Portuguese, German and Russian),<br />
- 8 classes in arts and crafts and music (2 drawing<br />
classes, Japanese brush writing, creating objects<br />
from recycled goods, 4 different handcrafts,<br />
<strong>International</strong> Chorus),<br />
- 2 programs in dance & movement (Middle Eastern<br />
Dance, yoga),<br />
- 2 cooking classes teaching the cuisine of 7 countries,<br />
- 3 cross-cultural series (3 presentations in the Travel &<br />
Culture series, a class in Traveling through Italy,<br />
and Introduction to Greek Mythology),<br />
- a Film Series and the ‘world premiere” of the film,<br />
“Spouses at <strong>Stanford</strong>”, which shares the<br />
experiences of 6 spouses of international<br />
students and scholars on campus (produced by<br />
one of our Resource <strong>Center</strong> advisers), and<br />
- 2 weekly programs, including the Friday Coffee. Special<br />
programs at the Friday Coffee included Easter<br />
crafts for children and a “green” approach to<br />
household cleaning.<br />
Summer Quarter 2003:<br />
In contrast to past years, when summer has been a quiet<br />
time, this year<br />
Presented a total of 10 ongoing programs and classes,<br />
including<br />
- the weekly Friday Coffee, which provided outreach to<br />
newcomers and served as an ongoing support<br />
network for all interested spouses and partners.<br />
Volunteers from the spouse community and<br />
local CCIS played a key role in sustaining this<br />
program throughout the summer quarter, and<br />
assisting newcomers as they arrived.<br />
- Other weekly programs included <strong>International</strong> Chorus,<br />
20 <strong>Bechtel</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Annual Report 2002-2003