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07-06-2016, 07:11 AM
This D.C. public school program encourages kids to expand their horizons, literally
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Study abroad programs are commonplace within modern university ecosystems. The merits of such experiences for college students are manifold: Exposure to new cultures, eye-opening educational environments, language-building opportunities and access to countless worldview-expanding tools.
While the benefits are clearly evident, these types of experiences have typically been reserved for college-aged kids — and often, just for students from affluent families.
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Study abroad programs are commonplace within modern university ecosystems. The merits of such experiences for college students are manifold: Exposure to new cultures, eye-opening educational environments, language-building opportunities and access to countless worldview-expanding tools.
While the benefits are clearly evident, these types of experiences have typically been reserved for college-aged kids — and often, just for students from affluent families.
SEE ALSO: This mom's graduation dream is 33 years in the making (http://mashable.com/2016/05/10/bonnie-johnson-graduation/)
Wouldn't it be wonderful if kids could have such life-changing experiences at an even younger age? Even better, what if these programs were available for children hailing from lower-income families? Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/05/dcps-study-abroad/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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