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Harlem Student Accepted to World Leadership Forum In Washington, D.C.
12-year old accepted for honor based on scholastic merit
| For Immediate Release |
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March 9, 2007 |
| Donna Walker-Kuhne 718-703-2260 dwkuhne@gmail.com |
| Harlem Student Accepted to World Leadership Forum In Washington, D.C. |
| Harlem resident Makara Bey, a 7th grade student at St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s School in Manhattan, has been accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum. Ms. Bey will join a select group of junior high school students from around the country in Washington D.C. from March 26-April 1, 2007. From Capitol Hill to the Smithsonian Institution, and from Colonial Williamsburg to Gettysburg National Park, Bey will examine the characteristics of American leadership during times of national challenge and prosperity. Forum delegates will also participate in small group discussions and exercises to experience firsthand how successful leaders develop strategies, make decisions, build consensus and foster change. Ms. Bey previously attended Central Harlem Montessori School. Her 6th grade teacher, Mrs. Orundun Johnson, who is also director of the school, nominated her for the program. The 12-year old was accepted for the honor based on scholastic merit, civic involvement and leadership potential. The program, inaugurated in 1956, is run by People to People Student Ambassador Programs to fulfill the vision of its founder, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, to foster world citizenship in our nation’s young people.
Harlem resident Makara Bey, a 7th grade student at St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s School in Manhattan, has been accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum. Ms. Bey will join a select group of junior high school students from around the country in Washington D.C. from March 26-April 1, 2007. From Capitol Hill to the Smithsonian Institution, and from Colonial Williamsburg to Gettysburg National Park, Bey will examine the characteristics of American leadership during times of national challenge and prosperity. Forum delegates will also participate in small group discussions and exercises to experience firsthand how successful leaders develop strategies, make decisions, build consensus and foster change. Ms. Bey previously attended Central Harlem Montessori School. Her 6th grade teacher, Mrs. Orundun Johnson, who is also director of the school, nominated her for the program. The 12-year old was accepted for the honor based on scholastic merit, civic involvement and leadership potential. The program, inaugurated in 1956, is run by People to People Student Ambassador Programs to fulfill the vision of its founder, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, to foster world citizenship in our nation’s young people. |
