Word: atp
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...ATP was begun in the summer of 1964, when 200 college juniors entered training for assignments that began in September 1965. They trained the first summer at United States universities, continued their preparation independently during their senior year of school and completed training in special field programs the summer...
...Peace Corps has a loan fund for ATP enrollees to help cover the loss of income otherwise gained from summer employment. Trainees may borrow up to $600 at low interest rates to pay expenses during their final year in school...
...ATP was developed as a solution to the increasing difficulty of preparing Volunteers for certain assignments. Some Peace Corps Volunteers must learn two languages to handle their work effectively, such as teachers bound for French-speaking Africa where various African languages are spoken as well as the official French...
...Some ATP enrollees trained for West Africa at Dartmouth College in the summer of 1964. The next summer they trained in Quebec Province, Canada, where they lived with French-speaking families and practice-taught French-speaking students...
Juniors qualified to enter ATP next summer will train for assignments in 16 countries...