For Non-Profit and Community Organizations, Businesses, and Local Governments

The following list is just a start. We encourage you to be creative in planning events for the week and let us know about your activities.

Encourage your governor or mayor to issue a proclamation commemorating IEW.

Work with local international visitor councils (more at www.nciv.org) to arrange visits by international guests to local schools and universities.

Spotlight IEW events through articles and broadcast coverage in the local media, industry trade journals, and organization newsletters.

Persuade local arts centers, theater groups, libraries and other cultural organizations to include an international component in their programs during IEW.

Work with a local children's museum to offer a one day class in a foreign language to elementary school students.

Build classroom-to-classroom connections between your local schools and a school overseas via the Internet.

Find a Sister city / town and carry out a joint activity during IEW.