𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭

The Scholas World Youth Encounter took place in Panama and continues World ORT’s collaboration with Pope Francis’s Scholas Occurrentes Foundation. ORT student and staff delegations travelled to Panama City from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Israel, Spain and South Africa. In total, 50 students from 18 countries shared their experiences of life in their home cities. The four-day program featured art, music and sport sessions while encouraging the teenagers to learn more about themselves, their peers, their religions and the world around them. Three scholars from South Africa participated in the event and Tali, a student from South Africa, said: “This experience opened my eyes to how many cultures there are, how many languages, how to communicate with people – it’s been great.”