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The Yantu Project aimed to raise scholarships
for Mainland Chinese students to |
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study at the United
World College of the Atlantic. |
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Atlantic College aims to promote international
understanding by letting 300 |
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students from around the world live,
study and undertake community services |
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together for a two-year period whilst
they study the International |
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Baccalaureate, a worldwide recognised
university entry exam. |
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Admission to Atlantic College depends
on scholarships, but there are not many |
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scholarships available for Mainland
Chinese students. The Yantu Project raised |
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US$88,620 for Mainland Chinese students,
enough for two full two-year |
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scholarships. |
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In August 2001 we sent Jin Zhou from
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Guangdong Experimental Middle School
to |
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Atlantic College. He performed exceptionally |
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well academically and was awarded
a |
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scholarship to study Economics at
Harvard |
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starting in the fall of 2003. The
summer |
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before going to Harvard he organised
for a |
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From left to right:
Jin Zhou, |
group of 30 Atlantic College graduates
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Christian Havrehed,
Wang Hui |
teach English in Sichuan Province,
China, |
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thereby raising money for supporting
the |
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education of Chinese orphans. |
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In Jin Zhou's own words: "I
now have friends from more than 60 countries all
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over the world. For my whole
life, I will always remember and appreciate |
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everything in Atlantic College,
a place to make a difference, both to myself and
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to the outside world." |
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In August 2002 we sent Wang Hui, also
from Guangdong Experimental Middle |
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School, to Atlantic College. Wang
is also academically very gifted and contributes
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significantly to the community service
and college life. He has even put on a play |
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for the British Education Minister!
Wang Hui comments: |
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"I still remember the
time when I received my enrolment with full scholarship
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letter from AC. It's so
exhilarating that I hardly slept that night. I was
just too |
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excited to avoid all kinds
of thoughts and fall asleep. |
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AC's programs really help
me to discover other fresh aspects of the world
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achieve lifelong commitment.
Meanwhile, it's also pleasant to study here. Not
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only because of kindness,
patience and the sense of humour, contributed by
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teaching staff, but also
it provides me a comfortable and delightful environment
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for studies. |
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Yes, though it might not
feel good to be thousands of miles away from home,
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still I consider it worth,
as I have been learning what I have never learnt
before |
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and experiencing another
sort of life, which will be unforgettable in my
lifetime." |
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