The Lester B Pearson College in Canada is inviting local high school students to apply for a two-year scholarship programme at its Vancouver campus.
While many local students have capitalised on the opportunity to study at Canadian universities after graduating from high school, few have had the opportunity to attend high school abroad. According to a press release, the Lester B Pearson College of the Pacific, located on Vancouver Island, is a member of the United World Colleges which is an international association of 12 international boarding campuses situated all over the world. “Established in the 1960s in Britain, the schools bring together students from more than a hundred countries to study for two years together in a culture of international understanding, academic excellence and community service,” the release said. “Besides pursuing the demanding International Baccalaureate Diploma, a high school certificate accepted in most countries and respected by the world’s most elite universities, students engage in regular service sessions and numerous extracurricular activities,” it added.
The release said the CDN$80,000 programme covers tuition, accommodation, food and books for the academic years 2012-2013 and 2013-2014. Students who are citizens of Guyana with permanent residency in Guyana, who have one year of high school education left before graduating at the time of applying, who are not younger than 16 or older than 19 at the time of enrolling (September 20120); whose GPA for the last transcript is in the top 15% of the class and those who are committed to the UWC ideals of international understanding, community service and academic excellence are invited to apply.
Applications are available in electronic format from the Director of Admissions Heather Gross at hgross@pearsoncollege.ca The College will also be sending a representative to Guyana in March to meet interested students. Students are invited to email Manager of Special Projects Suzanne Tremblay at stremblay@pearsoncollege.ca The deadline for applications is March 1.
