In recent years, more and more students from around the world are studying in the United States during their secondary school years. Colleges and universities continue to host international students... in large numbers, and Buffalo has ranked in the top ten cities for the number of international students studying at the university level. Now, high school students are joining them! Buffalo Seminary began its residential program three years ago, and this fall twenty five young women moved into four homes in Buffalo to live and study here. The trend to encourage students to study abroad is something the Rotary has supported for years, but the opportunity to add residential programs at the secondary level in Buffalo offers new opportunities for our city and our students. The economic impact cannot be underestimated in this difficult economic time, but the knowledge and insight into the larger world constitute the real benefit for students. High school students today will make a difference tomorrow. The greater their understanding of what it means to live as global citizens, the more all of us stand to benefit. Jody Douglass is in her fifth year as Head of School at Buffalo Seminary. Previously she served as Head of School at George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill, Maine, where she helped start an international boarding program. She was Assistant Head of School and Dean of Faculty at Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts, and served as Assistant Dean of Admission at Middlebury College and at Bates College. In 2001, Ms. Douglass and her husband spent a year in Beijing, China, teaching for School Year Abroad. She has a BA in Sociology from Bates and an MA in English from Middlebury.
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