Twenty-four Dallas ISD students are studying abroad this summer with CIEE after earning a total of $136,050 in financial aid.
High school students across the nation compete for the Global Navigator scholarships.
The program focuses on language proficiency, local interactions and intentional reflection by sending students to countries all over the world. The purpose is to encourage and prepare students to connect and communicate across cultures and make positive impacts on today’s global/local society.
The students studying abroad are:
| Name | School | Program |
| Adrian Sanchez | Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy | Building a Sustainable Mega City in Beijing, China |
| Elijah Merritt | Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy | Botswanan Wildlife Conservation in Gaborone, Botswana |
| Erick Ortiz | Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy | German Language & Culture in Berlin, Germany |
| Ethan Lewis | Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy | Japanese Language & Pop Culture in Tokyo, Japan |
| Rodrigo Fuentes | Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy | Japanese Language & Pop Culture in Tokyo, Japan |
| Thomas Lee | Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy | Japanese Language & Pop Culture in Tokyo, Japan |
| Alina McSpadden | Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | German Language & Culture in Berlin, Germany |
| Ellen Fritz | Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Exploring St. Petersburg through the Arts: Classical to Cutting Edge in St Petersburg, Russia |
| Kenya Fluker | Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Chinese Language & Culture in Beijing, China |
| Mei Cotten | Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts | Chinese Language & Culture in Beijing, China |
| juana hurtado | Bryan Adams High School | French Language Intensive in Rennes, France |
| Katie Caw | Bryan Adams High School | French Language Intensive in Rennes, France |
| Priscilla Cedillo | Bryan Adams High School | French Language Intensive in Rennes, France |
| Nayleen Flores | Emmett J Conrad High School | Italian Language & Culture in Ferrara, Italy |
| Ana Graciano | Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School | K-Pop Immersion in Seoul, South Korea |
| Evelyn Ramirez | Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School | French Language & Culture in Toulouse, France |
| Jennifer Lopez | Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School | Spanish Language & Culture in Barcelona, Spain |
| Solenie Tesfaye | Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School | Spanish Language & Culture in Barcelona, Spain |
| Jose Barron | Moises E Molina High School | Spanish Language & Culture in Barcelona, Spain |
| Francesca Gilbard | School for the Talented and Gifted | French Language & Culture in Toulouse, France |
| Andrea Garcia | Skyline High School | German Language & Culture in Berlin, Germany |
| Jessica Rodriguez | Skyline High School | Spanish Language & Mexican Culture in Merida, Mexico |
| Maria Gandara | Skyline High School | Spanish Language Intensive in Alicante, Spain |
| Michelle Echevarria | Skyline High School | French Language & Culture in Paris, France |
