{"id":1725,"date":"2018-04-16T18:32:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T18:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valpovic.org?p=1725"},"modified":"2018-09-08T15:30:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T15:30:33","slug":"northern-ireland-fourth-friday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/?p=1725","title":{"rendered":"NORTHERN IRELAND &#8211; Fourth Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"__postbox-detected-content __postbox-detected-date\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/thwdxzc92n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"227\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1707\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/thwdxzc92n.jpg\"><\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">4th Friday @ The VIC<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NORTHERN IRELAND<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"__postbox-detected-content __postbox-detected-date\">Friday<\/span>, April 27,&nbsp;2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7pm<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Valparaiso International Center<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>309 East Lincolnway, Valparaiso<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/geraldine-magennis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"278\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1708\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/geraldine-magennis.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">GERALDINE MAGENNIS<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">presented a discussion of the political, social, and educational scenes in her native Northern Ireland and noted comparisons with the neighboring Republic of Ireland.&nbsp; She provided insights on the unique historical backdrop of her divided island.&nbsp; Geraldine also shared Irish tea and homemade Irish bread with her audience.&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Geraldine is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Education at Valparaiso University, specializing in Elementary Education.&nbsp; She began her professional career as an Early Years teacher in inner-city Belfast, then went on to achieve a Fulbright Teacher Exchange Scholarship (1996-97) which enabled her to teach a second-grade class in Oceanside, California.&nbsp; She completed her PhD in Northern Ireland and is currently on secondment from St. Mary&#8217;s University College in Belfast, where she has trained teachers for the past 13 years.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/irish-coastline-1351023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1710 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/irish-coastline-1351023-300x172.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valpovic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/irish-coastline-1351023-300x172.jpg 300w, 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