Pre-Program
Dates |
November 19th
- December 7th |
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Students prepare pre-departure
projects and connect with other schools. |
Mexico: |
Tuesday, December
11th |
10.30p.m. |
All U.S. participants arrive in Monterrey.
U.S. Students meet Mexican Host families and Staff and Educators
check-in at hotel:
Presidente Inter-Continental Monterrey
Jose Vasconcelos 300 Oriente
San Pedro, Garza Garcia
Monterrey NL
Mexico 66260
Tel: +52 81 368 6000
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Wednesday,
December 12th |
7.30 - 8.00a.m. |
Breakfast at Host homes/hotel. |
8.10a.m. |
Staff and Educators leave hotel. |
8.45a.m. |
All participants meet in Conference Room at Prepa Tec
Santa Catarina Campus |
9.00a.m - 11.00a.m. |
Host School Welcome Address
Dr. Enrique Zepeda Bustos
University President of Internationalization
Dr. Carlos Mijares, Headmaster
Monterrey TEC High Schools
Rafael Abrego, Principal
Prepa Tec Santa Catarina Campus
Pedro Carriel, Educator
Prepa Tec Santa Catarina Campus
U.S. Host Welcome Address
John Dodd, President
Jesse Helms Center Foundation
North Carolina, U.S.A.
VTM Introduction to @APEC Mexico Series:
Noel Gould, President
VTM Foundation
Global Learning: The "Big" Picture
Pam Lindberg, VTM National Educator
School District 21
Illinois, U.S.A
|
11.00a.m. - 1.30p.m. |
Students move to Apple lab for
Learning Teams Session:
APEC Introductory Project and
Project Team Reports |
1.30p.m - 2.00p.m. |
Apple Tutorial with Eric Apablasa |
2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m. |
APEC and Education: An Interactive Speaker Session with Denison
High School, Iowa
Introduction to APEC:
Brenda Fisher,
APEC Affairs Coordinator,
U.S. Department of Commerce
APEC and Education:
Christina Ward,
APEC Education Officer
Auckland, New Zealand
Pam Lindberg,
VTM National Educator,
School District 21
Chicago, Illinois
|
4.30p.m. - 5.00p.m. |
Participants receive Brunei/NZ Introductory Reports
and U.S./Mexico e-mail Introductory Report to Brunei/NZ. |
5.00p.m. - 10.00p.m. |
Evening Activity and Dinner:
Museum of Mexican History
Dinner in Downtown Monterrey |
10.00p.m. |
Students return to Host families.
Staff and Educators return to hotel. |
Thursday,
December 13th |
7.30a.m. - 8.00 a.m. |
Breakfast at Host homes/hotel. |
8.10a.m. |
Staff and Educators leave hotel. |
8.45a.m. |
All participants meet in Conference Room at Prepa Tec
Santa Catarina Campus. |
9.00a.m. - 12.00p.m. |
APEC and Business: Role of the Private Sector
APEC Business Advisory Council and CEMEX
Francisco Gutierrez
ABAC Executive Director
CEMEX Group
Doing Business in Mexico
Eduardo Ramos Gomez,
Mexico Ambassador to Singapore, Brunei & Myanmar
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in APEC
Brenda Fisher,
APEC Affairs Coordinator,
U.S. Department of Commerce
Presidents Export Council & Trade Promotion
Marc Chittum,
Director of the Presidents Export Council
|
12.00p.m. - 1.00p.m. |
Lunch at Carl's Jr. |
1.00p.m. - 3.00p.m. |
CEMEX Tour |
3.30p.m. - 5.30p.m. |
VITRO Tour |
6.00p.m. - 8.00p.m. |
Working Dinner at school: Learning Team Session for
APEC Major Project: Students form groups, brainstorm and email counterparts
in Brunei and New Zealand. |
9.00p.m. |
@APEC Global Classroom:
Connecting with other schools in the evening:
Video-conference with Kings College, Auckland, NZ (4 p.m. Friday
- NZ)
Webcams with University Brunei Darussalam, Brunei (11 a.m. Friday
Brunei) |
10.00p.m. |
Students return to Host families.
Staff and Educators return to hotel. |
Friday,
December 14th |
7.30a.m. - 8.00p.m. |
Breakfast at Host homes/hotel. |
8.10a.m. |
Staff and Educators leave hotel. |
9.30a.m. - 10.30a.m. |
All participants meet in Apple Lab for Learning Teams
Session: APEC Major Project |
11.00a.m. - 12.00p.m. |
Listening to the Women of APEC:
Integration of Women in APEC
Brenda Fisher,
APEC Affairs Coordinator, U.S. Department of Commerce
Flavia Farinetti
Director for ECOTECH issues of APEC Mexico Office |
12.30p.m. - 5.00p.m. |
Working Lunch and Learning Teams Session:
APEC Major Project: Completion and preparation for presentation. |
By 5.00p.m. |
Students e-mail projects to schools in Brunei and New
Zealand |
5.00p.m. - 8.00p.m. |
Learning Team Presentations and Closing
Session Speakers:
Jose Luis Paz Vega
Mexican Chairmanship of the APEC Business Advisory Council - ABAC
Mexico 2002
Senator Fernando Margain,
Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Mexican Senate
|
8.30p.m. - 10.00p.m. |
Mexican Dinner and Discussion:
APEC in 2002: Future Projects -
A staff, educator and student discussion |
9.00p.m. |
@APEC Global Classroom:
Connecting with other school in the evening:
Webcams with University Brunei Darussalam, Brunei (11 a.m. Saturday
Brunei) |
Saturday,
December 15th |
8.00a.m. |
U.S. Delegation departs Monterrey |