The mission of the iran Cultural and Educational Center (ICEC) is to create a nurturing environment that strengthens the sense of connection, pride and appreciation of Iranian culture, heritage and history. NEWS / UPCOMING EVENTS Summer picnic will be on Sunday August 24, 2008 in Black Hill Park, Shelter B School Registration will be on Saturday, September 6, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Ritchie Park Elementry School School Will begin on Saturday September 13, 2008 at 9:30 AM. The 2008 Nowruz pictures are now loaded. (pic) OPERATING STATUS To check the status of school during weather or any other emergencies, follow emergency announcments at : The MCPS home page, http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/ MCPS Cable Channel 34 MCPS News and Information Line 301-279-3673 http://www.schoolsout.com/view/school/49 Children's Books International Childeren's Digital Library is a project sponsored by the University of Maryland. It has books for children in many languages including Farsi. To see their site and join their digital library go to www.icdlbooks.org Click here to see Farsi Books 12030 Gatewater Drive, Potomac, MD 20854 - (301) 545-0143 http://www.iraneducationalcenter.org/ or http://www.icecmd.org/ mailto:info@iraneducationalcenter.org