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Detroit
University
Prep
School
students
traveling
to China
on June
2 for
'Study
Abroad
Program'
DETROIT
- The
University
Prep
Schools
Study
Abroad
Program
is
taking
16
curious
middle
school
and high
school
students
outside
of the
classroom
to
explore
the
world
for the
“Exploration
of
China”
trip. U
Prep
students
depart
for a
week-long
trip to
China
beginning
Thursday,
June 2
to
Monday,
June 13.
In its
eighth
year,
the U
Prep
Study
Abroad
Program
has
helped
Detroit
students
expand
their
worldly
knowledge
through
travel.
The
upcoming
“Exploration
of
China”
trip
will be
filled
with
stops to
some of
the
country’s
most
historic
sites
such as
the
Forbidden
City,
the
Great
Wall of
China,
the
Shanghai
Museum
and the
People’s
Square,
where
students
will be
taken on
a
walking
tour of
the
French
Concession.
Past
trips
have
included
Britain,
France,
Spain,
Italy,
Germany,
Austria,
Costa
Rica,
China,
Peru,
and
Greece.
Next
year,
students
will
once
again
travel
to Italy
and be
one of
the
first
schools
in the
area to
travel
to Cuba,
guided
by U
Prep
Study
Abroad
Coordinator
Joshua
Lopez.
“At U
Prep
Schools,
we pride
ourselves
on
giving
students
the
access
and
opportunity
to
explore
what is
possible
for
their
future,”
said
Mark
Ornstein,
CEO of
University
Prep
Schools
and
Detroit
90/90.
“The U
Prep
Study
Abroad
Program
helps us
take
students
out of
the
classroom
to get a
hands-on
learning
experience
and this
global
perspective
has an
incredible
impact
on our
students’
education
and
lives.”
Parents
and
students
have
planned
fundraisers
year-round
to help
defer
the cost
of
travel;
in
addition
to the
annual
Silent
Auction
Dinner
and Golf
Outing
fundraisers
hosted
by U
Prep.
Those
interested
in
sponsoring
a
student
for the
Study
Abroad
Program
may
contact
Josephine
Cook, U
Prep
Schools
at
josephine.cook@uprepschools.com
or
313.549.5563.
Known as
one of
Detroit’s
longest-standing
tuition-free
and
non-profit
public
charter
school
systems,
University
Prep
Schools
encompasses
two
districts
and
seven
campuses
serving
K-12
students
from all
corners
of the
city and
beyond
with the
90/90
Promise,
which
guarantees
that 90
percent
or more
graduate
and 90
percent
or more
are
accepted
to
college.
U Prep’s
campuses
were
built by
the
Thompson
Educational
Foundation
whose
initiatives
are
focused
on
creating
educational
opportunities
for
Detroit
youth.
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