Prairie Land School Division (PLSD) is in its first year of hosting international students as part of its new International Student Program, with its first intake of students coming from Brazil.
About 30 Grade 11 students arrived on February 11 and are settling in with their host families; they will become part of the student population at schools in Hanna, Youngstown, Delia, and Morrin until the end of the school year in June.
“We have three Brazilian students who are staying with host families in the Morrin area,” Morrin School Principal Don Yavis told the Mail.
Mr. Yavis notes Morrin School previously hosted international students from Mexico and Japan, though this was over 15 years ago.
Delia School is also hosting seven Brazilian students, though school secretary Tanya Duckworth says there are more students living with host families in the community and attending J.C. Charyk School in Hanna.
Youngstown School Principal and International Student coordinator Ron Davies told the Mail, “We (Prairie Land) are planning to move forward (with the program) for the coming year, it has been a great success this year and we are excited for the future.”
