An extraordinary group of high school students from Compton, California, is planning to travel to Europe this summer with EF Educational Tours.
The students are part of Dominguez High School's AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program, which has a 100 percent graduation and four-year college acceptance rate.
Project London—the vision of four Dominguez AVID teachers and Troy Campbell, the CEO of the nonprofit Troy Boy Foundation—aims to give these students the opportunity of a lifetime. Project London is helping the students raise funds for their EF tour to London, Paris and Madrid in August.
Watch their amazing story:
According to Project London's official website, Compton is one of the most dangerous cities in the country. "In some instances our youth are safer boarding a plane to a foreign country than they are walking home from school," the site says.
As one student, Brandon, says in the video, "The reason, personally, I want to go is because it's a great experience. You know, people from Compton don't get a chance that often to be able to go to another country. I don't know anybody else that has gone overseas from Compton."
They just need some help, which is where Project London comes in.
Project London has several potential exciting events in the works to help draw attention to these students and help them raise funds for their tour this summer. To learn more, visit the Project London website at www.projectlondon2008.com.
