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BAGUIO CITY: US Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney will participate in the
groundbreaking ceremony for the Thomasites’ Park on Saturday, July
5 at the Baguio Teacher’s Camp honoring the contribution of the
early American teachers to the Philippine’s public education
system. The unveiling of the park design is part of a series of
events commemorating the centennial of the Teachers’ Camp in
Baguio City.
Prior to the unveiling, there will be a
reenactment of the First Day of the Thomasites at the camp’s
amphitheater and Ambassador Kenney will give short remarks, followed
by a guided tour of the camp museum which will receive three
historic pictures of the Thomasites from the collection of the US
Embassy.
As part of her two-day visit, Ambassador Kenney
will also meet with Philippine Military Academy alumni who are
recent graduates of US military academy programs, travel to the
University of the Cordilleras and the St. Louis University, and meet
with Peace Corps volunteers in the area.
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