Kick Off!
Tomorrow is the official kick-off of the Buddies Without Borders Forum - World Peace Starts with Local Harmony.
Please join me in congratulating these 40 students representing 21 countries for taking the step to explore how we as fellow global citizens can do better for each other:
How do we develop empathy? How do we challenge the status quo while respecting laws and order? How do we reconcile when cultures and values clash in our community?
Our goal is to see different perspectives, work with each other and then turn ideas into actionable project plans.
A special shout out to our supporters! Through their sponsorship, expertise and connections, the student leaders are given a chance to extend their learning in the classrooms to actions in the community:
- Marshall Bailly with Leadership Initiatives
- Kristen Welch with Illustrative Mathematics
- Andrew Hand with Forward College
- Jacobs University Bremen
- Ango Paul with NYU Abu Dhabi
- Basirat Edexcel Btec Pearson
- Elisabel Melendez with IE University
- Melquin Ramos with Southbridge Access
- Shane Henna with Villiers School
- Nicole Bohannon with Investor Alliance for Human Rights at Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
- Mag Ramachandran with American International School
- Marite Vazquez with Institución Educativa Los Sauces
- Maria Zapiti with The Junior & Senior School
- Katrina Piezzo with Greenbay High School
- Andreas Economou with American International School in Cyprus
- Erik Fernández with Saint Andrew's School
- Wendy Li with Taipei Private Tsai Hsing School
- Jeffery Buscher with Pacific American School
- Kaoutar Benk with George Washington Academy
- Melanie Kells with International School of Riga
- Cynthia Villanueva with 大阪市立水都国際中学校?高等学校 Osaka City Suito Kokusai Junior and Senior High School
- Mary Joy Cabreza with Sgia Batam
- Mohseena Hussain with CHIREC International
- Jeremy James with Assumption College Catholic High School
- Nathan Busby
- Phuong Nhung with Hanoi Academy International Bilingual School
- Surama King with Tema International School
- Malin Halladay Aladlouni with GEMS International School - Al Khail
- Rita Chakravorty
- Mandar Apte with Cities for Peace