[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 135 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1713-E1714]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




JACK HOAR: AN AMERICAN TEACHER IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA HELPS REBUILD 
                             CIVIL SOCIETY

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                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 25, 1996

  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Mr. Jack Hoar, who 
participated in CIVITAS@Bosnia-Herzegovina, an intensive program from 
July 17-27, 1996, to train local teachers in education for democracy. 
Jack Hoar was part of a team of 18 American educators and 15 teachers 
from the Council of Europe who were assigned to key cities throughout 
the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. For 34 years, Jack was a 
valued teacher and administrator in the Long Beach Unified School 
District. He was the history, social science consultant for most of his 
tenure.
  The summer training program was developed by the Center for Civic 
Education as part of a major civic education initiative in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina supported by the United States Information Agency and the 
United States Department of Education. The U.S. Information Service in 
Sarajevo provided valuable assistance to the program. The goals of the 
program are to help prepare students and their communities for 
competent and responsible participation in elections and other 
opportunities to take part in the political life of their communities. 
Achieving this goal will contribute to the reconstitution of a sense of 
community, cooperation, tolerance and support for democracy and human 
rights in this war torn area.
  I am also pleased to announce that the curricular materials being 
used for the program in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been adapted from 
the We the People . . . the Citizen and the Constitution, and the 
Project Citizen programs, and other programs supported by Congress 
which are used in schools throughout the United States. Initial reports 
evaluating the summer program indicate the materials and teaching 
methods were enthusiastically received and can be adapted for use in 
classrooms throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  Jack Hoar resides in Long Beach, CA, and currently serves as the 
director of international programs for the Center for Civic Education. 
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the past year, Mr. Hoar has traveled on 4 different occasions to Bosnia 
and Herzegovina to promote education for democracy instruction in the 
schools.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish to comment Jack Hoar for his dedication and 
commitment during the CIVITAS@Bosnia-Herzegovina summer training 
program. His work is helping to achieve the overall objective of 
building support for democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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