The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) and Boston Latin School (BLS) recently announced the creation of the Robert and Joanne Fallon Global Scholarship.
Through this scholarship program, the full cost of one of CIEE Global Navigator Summer High School’s programs will be covered for three students. For this upcoming summer, students can choose between various programs in Japan, South Korea or Thailand on topics like language, culture, pop culture and environmental justice.
“CIEE Global Navigator programs prepare high school students to navigate across languages, engage with cultures and address global or local issues in today’s interconnected world,” said Matthew Redman, vice president of High School Study Abroad, Teach and TEFL programs at CIEE. “Through this partnership, we’re excited to extend this opportunity to Boston Latin School students and honor Ro and Joanne Fallon’s lifelong dedication to global education.”
In addition to cultural and language immersion, Redman said that study abroad experiences help students stand out on their college applications. Participants can also get four college credits for their summer abroad.
This scholarship program was established to honor Fallon, who served as director of CIEE for 18 years. Fallon, who was also a graduate of BLS, and his wife Joanne, served in the Peace Corps as well as worked for a number of international organizations in Asia.
“We believe it is important for young people to understand and study this complex area of the world and applaud CIEE and its partnership with Latin School to make study abroad programs in Asia available to deserving BLS students,” said Fallon in a statement. “We could not be more appreciative of CIEE for making these Asian study scholarships available.”
The Global Navigator program runs two sessions for four weeks over the summer and participants are drawn from grades nine to 11. High school students can choose between programs focused on foreign language immersion in French, Spanish, Italian, German, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or Arabic, developing a service-learning project or one that highlights topics such as visual arts or international relations.
