Teacher is now Peace Corps volunteer

Published 9:00am Thursday, August 26, 2010
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Regan Sandlin, a 2007 graduate of the University of Alabama and a Hartselle resident, is listed among 37 Americans who were sworn in Aug. 13 as the first group of Peace Corps/Sierra Leone volunteers to serve in the West Africa country since 1994. She will be a secondary education teacher.
“We are very proud that Regan Sandlin of Hartselle will be one of the first Americans to return to Sierra Leone after over 15 years of civil conflict,” said Ken Ayers, Atlanta regional office manager.  “Sandlin will serve America as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching math in rural classrooms.”
The swearing-in ceremony in the city of Bo followed the Nov. 2, 2009, signing of an agreement between the Sierra Leone and U.S. governments.
Since their arrival in Sierra-Leone in June, 2010, the Peace Corps volunteers lived with local host families. They participated in a 10-week training course that included a post-conflict orientation and classroom instruction on Sierra Leonean cultural traditions, studied the Krio and regional languages for nine weeks and conducted a summer school.
The volunteers will focus on secondary education in public schools and will begin their work in classrooms in September.

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  1. August 31, 2010 at 6:09 am <Link>

    I want to thank Ragan for choosing to come and teach in Sierra Leone.Women, who offer Math at Universities and goes through their course of work successfully are admired in thie country.As a Sierra Leonean too, I want to say i am one of those who admire the courage of women who do very well in Math at school and University.Therefore Ragan will be one of those who will gain admiration in her village throughout her stay.I hope she will keep up a good work at site.Wishing her the Lord’s best guidance in her undertakings and stay in our beloved Sierra Leone.

  2. August 26, 2010 at 11:41 am <Link>

    Thanks to Regan Sandlin and the rest of the volunteers for offering their service to this developing nation. As a boy growing up in Sierra Leone, the Peace Corp volunteers had a profound influence on my education and I am appreciative of that fact.
    Regan will be making new friends that will be very different from any friends she had had before. They will be curious to learn everything about her as would be about them. That will make an interesting relationship that is not only entertaining but cherished by both parties.
    May the Lord watch over her and make her enjoy her stay in Sierra Leone.

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