When summer vacation began last month for Cobb County School District students, Wheeler High School student Luke Lee was starting to prepare for a longer break from his home school.
Starting this fall, the rising sophomore be enrolled in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Program and will spend the full 2023-24 academic year in Germany.
According to the organization, the program is “a fellowship funded by the German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State, that annually provides 75 American and 75 German young professionals, between the ages of 18½–24, the opportunity to spend one year in each other’s countries, studying, interning, and living with hosts on a cultural immersion program.”
The program began in 1983 and has involved more than 26,000 students from the U.S. and Germany
The Cobb County School District said this week that Lee is one of 50 students chosen for the program from the Southeastern U.S.
“Luke is an amazing young man, and this will only enhance his high school experience,” sWheeler Principal Paul Gillihan said in a statement via the Cobb school district. “It is a fantastic opportunity for him and will help him change the world!”
In the program, Lee and the other students will live with German families as they learn the language and culture, and attend local German high schools.
CBYX is part of Cultural Vistas, founded in 1963 to promote “global understanding and collaboration among individuals and institutions.”
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