It's 'Breakfast In America' For St Cecilia's Student |
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For four weeks after winning Benjamin Franklin exchange
Sam Nicholls, a sixth form student at Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School in Wandsworth, has won a four-week summer exchange place at the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Fellowship Summer Institute in North Carolina. High flyer Sam, who notched up 12 A* and A grade GCSEs last summer, said: “I am very much looking forward to immersing myself in both culture and academia. I am already counting the days, and getting my Visa ready!”
“Sam is the only student from the United Kingdom confirmed to participate in the Ben Franklin fellowships this year, so this is truly a unique honour, and we are delighted about his success,“ said an Embassy spokesman. “Saint Cecilia’s has an excellent track record in this challenging contest and Sam will be following in the footsteps of other students from the school who have benefitted from the exceptional learning opportunity provided by the Benjamin Franklin programme. We are very proud of Sam’s success and are looking forward to hearing all about his experiences when he returns to school after his visit to the US, ” said Niall Gallagher, headteacher at Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School. The US is currently building its new embassy in Nine Elms, and embassy staff are establishing links with local schools, the council and the wider community before they move to the new site from Belgravia in 2017. April 29, 2015 |