Two BHS Students Win Global Service Learning Grants

Two Bronxville High School students, Nora Gerson (11th grade) and Amed Ebrahim (10th grade) have won prizes of $2,500 each to support service learning projects this coming summer. The students will be traveling to Tanzania to work in an orphanage under the guidance of Jim Agnello, school counselor.

The awards, supported by a community donor, support four goals:

• Promote increased understanding of complex issues facing the global community
• Improve students’ capacity to successfully engage in cross-cultural collaborations
• Foster an understanding of the reciprocal nature of service to others
• Improve the learning environments of children in the developing world.

Fourteen students applied for the awards, and Denise Lutter, Teacher Center Director, commented on the high quality of the applicants. "This is a huge step forward for the global education initiative," she said. "I look forward to the new perspectives and insights that the students will bring to their leadership roles."