Upcoming Events
Join Sister Cities of Nashville for a Chinese New Year Banquet
Thursday, February 25th at 7PM
virtually celebrating
the YEAR OF THE OX
Tickets to this event will include:
Please register below to receive the Zoom link and join us in celebrating the Chinese New Year, culture, connections, and our newest Sister City: Chengdu, China
Thursday, February 25th at 7PM
virtually celebrating
the YEAR OF THE OX
Tickets to this event will include:
- A three-course dinner (for one or two) from Lucky Bamboo China Bistro
- 2 hand-selected bottles of wine paired with dinner and chrysanthemum tea (for one or two)
- Live presentations on each course and its paired beverage
- Special cultural presentations from Chinese culture expert Dr. Ming Wang, and Sichuan food expert Kathy Yuan from the Mala Market Blog
- Culture, Conversation, and FUN!
Please register below to receive the Zoom link and join us in celebrating the Chinese New Year, culture, connections, and our newest Sister City: Chengdu, China
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Join a virtual language exchange! If you are a teacher, parent, or student in a Davidson County or surrounding area school, Sister Cities of Nashville would love to partner with your classroom, your student, or you on a virtual language exchange. We are currently seeking middle and high school students to partner with similar-aged students from 5 of our Sister Cities for the 2020/2021 school year. Students are individually paired for a weekly one-on-one language exchange experience. This is a great way to sharpen your language skills, make a new friend, and supplement online learning. Email Student Exchange Director, Claire Coleman at claire@scnashville.org for more details or to get involved with this program. Registrations for open languages are below. The German language program will open later in the school year. ~There is no cost to participate in this program~ Apply by clicking your preferred City/Language below: |
Mendoza, Argentina -- Spanish Caen, France -- French Taiyuan, China -- Mandarin Chinese Chengdu, China -- Mandarin Chinese
In an effort to help reduce the impact of coronavirus, ALL in-person Sister Cities of Nashville events (including fall exchanges) scheduled for Summer & Fall 2020 have been cancelled or postponed. However, you can still stay connected through our online and virtual events above or past/ongoing events listed below!
Travel Outside the Box (online, interactive presentations on our Sister Cities)
Virtual Cherry Blossom Walk and Festival
Language Exchanges
Virtual Vacations
Women in Politics Around the World (A discussion with Magdeburg City Councillor Steffi Meyers)
Global Nashville Webinar (A discussion with Lord Mayor of Belfast about Sister Cities)
In-bound Mendoza student exchange (postponed to 2021)
In-bound Magdeburg student exchange (postponed to 2021)
12th Annual World of Friendship (cancelled for 2020)
Travel Outside the Box (online, interactive presentations on our Sister Cities)
Virtual Cherry Blossom Walk and Festival
Language Exchanges
Virtual Vacations
Women in Politics Around the World (A discussion with Magdeburg City Councillor Steffi Meyers)
Global Nashville Webinar (A discussion with Lord Mayor of Belfast about Sister Cities)
In-bound Mendoza student exchange (postponed to 2021)
In-bound Magdeburg student exchange (postponed to 2021)
12th Annual World of Friendship (cancelled for 2020)
New Partnerships Benefit Members and Sister Cities of Nashville
Delta Airlines - On your next Delta flight, please have your travel agent include the Sister Cities Delta Airlines Sky Bonus account number US0105157 on your reservation. Your travel agent can include the number in the Tour Code box or you can verbally give the Sky Bonus number over the phone with your Delta agent. You will earn points using your frequent flyer number but by also adding our account number to your reservation, Sister Cities accrues points, too. We'll be able to turn those points in to flights for students and young professionals who need financial assistance to participate in our programs.
Kroger Community Rewards - Make Sister Cities of Nashville your Kroger Community Rewards benificiary! Log into your plus card account and search for Sister Cities of Nashville or our organization number CG457 to add us to your account! Kroger will donate a portion of your purchase to Sister Cities of Nashville every time you shop at Kroger!
Kroger Community Rewards - Make Sister Cities of Nashville your Kroger Community Rewards benificiary! Log into your plus card account and search for Sister Cities of Nashville or our organization number CG457 to add us to your account! Kroger will donate a portion of your purchase to Sister Cities of Nashville every time you shop at Kroger!
Sister Cities Profiled in CityCurrent GOODworks video series
Sister Cities of Nashville Wins Top Awards
We're thrilled to report that Sister Cities of Nashville has won two awards in Sister Cities International's 2019 Annual Awards competition, open to 500+ member cities. We won the Innovation Award for Arts & Culture (for population over 100,000) for our "Nashville in Belfast" festival and our nominee for the Youth Leadership Award -- Olivia Connor -- also won. The awards were presented at the Sister Cities International Annual Conference in Houston, Texas in July.
In November, The Tennessee Foreign Language Teachers Association honored Sister Cities of Nashville at its annual conference with its Friends of Foreign Language Award for our work in promoting global connections and endeavors.
In November, The Tennessee Foreign Language Teachers Association honored Sister Cities of Nashville at its annual conference with its Friends of Foreign Language Award for our work in promoting global connections and endeavors.
Check out why people want to be a part of Sister Cities of Nashville. Join us today! |
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