Learn Serve International

Interested in traveling around the world this summer!? Learn Serve is offering three trips to Zambia, Paraguay and Jamaica from June 20 to July 8 (July 6 for Jamaica).

A LearnServe Trip is a life-changing experience. It’s not meant to be a “study abroad” or a “two-week tour.” It’s active, engaging, and cooperative—both between students and teacher and with in-country locals. It’s rigorous—intellectually, culturally, and physically. It’s like a mini-Peace Corps, designed for high school teacher-student teams from the DC region.

Talk to Mr. Corcoran in room 006 for more information and to apply!

Youth Leadership Greater Washington

Founded in 1991, Youth Leadership Greater Washington (YLGW) provides a six-month, interactive youth leadership development and community education program for high school sophomores and juniors in the Greater Washington region. Each year Leadership Greater Washington selects proven or aspiring youth leaders from diverse backgrounds and provides them with the opportunity to learn from some of the areas most important decision makers to study various topics such as diversity, the arts, public service, health and community service.

Applications for the 2012 Class of YLGW are now available. The deadline for the 2012 YLGW application is November 18, 2011. Once selected, the YLGW 2012 Class will meet one Friday a month from January - June 2012.

Eligibility

• High school sophomores and juniors in the Greater

Washington region (District of Columbia, Maryland

and Virginia).

• Proven or aspiring youth leaders in school

and/or community.

• A strong interest in learning about and addressing

the needs of the Greater Washington community.

• A desire to improve one’s leadership skills

To apply click HERE or stop by Mr. Corcoran's office in room 006 for more details.

NSLI For Youth: Scholarships to Study Language Abroad

The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, provides full, merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students to learn less commonly taught languages in summer and academic-year overseas immersion programs.

Eligibility Requirements:

• U.S. citizen
• 15 - 18 years of age at start of the program (age varies by program - read more on theLanguages and Programs page)
• Enrolled in high school at time of application (Gap year programs available)
• GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent
• Immediate family members of individuals who work with the NSLI-Y program at the U.S. Department of State, American Councils, or one of the implementing organizations are not eligible.

Applications for 2012-13 programs are due November 3, 2011.

For more information about what is required for the application and how to apply click HERE