US Embassy team to visit Hartlepool

Published Wednesday, 21st February 2018

A SERIES of special events is being held in Hartlepool next week to give youngsters & their families an opportunity to find out more about scholarships for international students studying in the USA.

A small team of guests from the US Embassy will be in Hartlepool on Monday 26 February to talk to students from the town’s secondary schools.

A presentation will also be made to students from Hartlepool College of Further Education and Hartlepool Sixth Form College.

Young people will have the opportunity to hear from Rebecca Zeigler Mano. In 1999 she founded the United States Student Achiever's Programme (USAP) in Zimbabwe. Primarily, the programme's goal was to encourage and assist highly talented high school graduates to access scholarships and full-funding at top US colleges and universities. USAP has since grown into an international programme spanning countries across the continents, including the United Kingdom.

At 6pm, parents and carers are also invited to attend a special talk at the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

Councillor Alan Clark, Chair of Hartlepool Borough Council’s Children's Services Committee, said: “This is an excellent opportunity for young people and their families to learn about scholarships and ways to finance education in the US.

“Rebecca Zeigler Mano has a proven track record of assisting highly talented young people to access scholarships at US colleges and universities and I would encourage parents and carers to attend the presentation at the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to find out more.”

Parents, carers, teachers, careers advisors and sports coaches are warmly invited to attend the FREE session at the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, on Brierton Lane. There is no need to book and ample free car parking will be available.