Bem-Vindo! Campion Welcomes Brazilians

The new Brazilians students here are pictured with some of the student mentors who welcomed them to Campion.

The international student program at Campion continues to grow with the arrival of new Brazilian students.  Four students started this week and three more are expected to come by the end of the month.  The students all come here from Seventh-day Adventist families and schools in Brazil for the purpose of learning English this semester before continuing on to earn their high school diploma at Campion.
 
Zeca Santana, who is a native speaker of Portuguese, was instrumental in recruiting these students and making arrangements for them.  “I have felt an affinity towards Brazil for many years,” Santana commented, “and I thought culturally that it would be good for Campion because Brazilians have a vibrancy of life and I wanted to bring some of that here.”
 
The new students were greeted warmly by mentor students at Campion.  The mentor students help new international students make friends and integrate into our campus culture by walking with them to classes, eating meals with them, and participating in activities with them during the first few weeks after arrival. 
 
In addition to the new students, a college-age volunteer from Brazil has also joined the staff at Campion for this semester.  Erika Faria is a senior college student at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro where she studies Music Education.  Here at Campion she will be assisting in the Music Department, the ELL classes, and in the Girl’s Dorm.  “I needed an experience to improve my English and I chose Campion Academy because I saw an opportunity to improve my English and work with music in a Christian environment,” she explained.

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We are thankful that God has blessed Campion with these new students and volunteer.  Welcome to the Campion Family!

Jill Harlow, Communication Director