International Fest Comes to Chatt Tech

The world comes to as it gears up for the annual International Festival to be held April 16-18.

The school will be celebrating and honoring the diversity of its students with various events, performances, programs and opportunities at its Marietta and North Metro campuses. The festival has been a tradition every year since 2002. This year’s event is free and open to the public.

“In our quest to help our students become global citizens, it’s an important concept for our students to understand the diversity in the world around them,” said Greg Moor, International Services and International Center Coordinator at Chattahoochee Technical College. “A big part of that is making sure students know that it is good to be understanding and tolerant of other cultures through exposure and experiences like this. The festival helps bring that message home.”

The annual event has grown recently from a one day event to now three days of educational and cultural experiences for the more than 11,000 students at Chattahoochee Technical College.

Returning this year will be yoga and meditation sessions that will be geared toward helping students, faculty and staff learn how to reach their highest potential with techniques that can be practiced anywhere. Other events this year include, salsa dancing lessons, student skits, Bollywood dancer, international cuisine, Henna art, African drummers, Kimono dressing, a mariachi band, Brazillian dancers and much more.

With the largest and most diverse population of international students of any of Georgia’s 25 technical colleges, Chatt Tech currently enrolls more than 100 foreign born students, representing more than 50 countries.