Chino High School Students Serve as UN Am
End wor ld hunger.
Combat cl imate change. Promote peaceful societ ies. Revi tal ize global par tnerships. W e?ve al l heard or dreamed about achieving more for our local and global communi t ies. This summer , four Chino High School students par t icipated in the W or ld Organizat ion for Sustainabi l i ty Leadership?s (W OSL) Junior UN Ambassador Program to take on these and 13 other high-profi le issues.
Seniors Anissa Gaspar , Richie Becer ra, and Yubin Cha and junior Mat thew Van joined students from Singapore and China at Claremont Graduate Universi ty where they completed a service-learning program designed to inspire young persons in becoming change agents and thought leaders for the next generat ion.
professors, and industry professionals speak on W OSL?s 17 goals, but they selected one of the 17 goals to research in-depth. Before complet ing the program, students were invi ted to present their findings to a board of exper ts and defend their posi t ion by answer ing quest ions and offer ing addi t ional suppor t ing evidence.
For two weeks students not only gathered to l isten to UN Ambassadors, col lege
?The UN program is one of the most enl ightening exper iences I?ve had. I t?s amazing that as a
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high school student I was treated wi th the same respect and considerat ion as the exper ts lectur ing us,? Mat thew Van shared.
For Anissa Gaspar , she was amazed by how much she enjoyed stepping out of her comfor t zone and working wi th new col leagues toward a single and common goal . Focused on a career in heal thcare after graduat ion, Richie Becer ra was exci ted to be par t of something bigger than him and trying something new.
bassadors During Sumer Break
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