Seashore Student Selected For
World Leadership Forum in China
LONG BRANCH, Jan. 11- Proving that a Seashore education takes students as far as they want to go, Samantha Huddleston, a member of the graduating class at The Seashore School is heading to China this summer as a Student Ambassador in the People to People World Leadership Forum.
Founded in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to promote world peace and understanding, People to People has taken thousands of young Americans across international borders, who return home with a greater sense of what it means to be a good neighbor and a global citizen.
According to Eisenhower, Student Ambassadors who travel under its banner represent the best of our country: hope, courage, openness and a love of peace.
As one of these leaders, Huddleston will find out about Chinese culture from the people who live there and gain a perspective that would never be possible from the Internet or a book.
Landing in Hong Kong, her 17-day tour will include behind-the-scenes access to important people and places including the Forbidden City, the Great Wall of China, a Chinese school, museums, the embassy and HomeStay, where she will spend a day with a family, experiencing what their daily life is like.
This is the second time Huddleston was selected to participate. Two years ago, she was among three Seashore students chosen for the national program in Washington, D.C.
The Seashore School, which opened in 1974, is designed for families who want a smaller class size and more progressive curriculum than their town offers, at an affordable tuition. Starting with preschool and going through eighth grade, the curriculum includes foreign language, computers, science, music, art, yoga, drama, physical education and year round swimming lessons. The approach to education is so successful that students perform a grade above their peers, score in the top percentile in standardized exams, are recognized nationally for academic achievement and gain acceptance into the high schools of their choice. For more information, please call 732-222-6464 or visit www.seashorecampandschool.com.
