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August 21, 2006

Pestalozzi student heads to Yale

A charity which provides scholarships for disadvantaged students from developing countries is celebrating the success of a pupil from Nigeria.

Bashir Adeniyi is flying to Connecticut in the US on Sunday to begin a course in engineering at Yale University.

He won his place after studying for the International Baccalaureate Diploma under the care of the Pestalozzi International Village, in Sedlescombe.

He is the East Sussex charity's first pupil to have won a place at Yale.

"When I found out that I got in I was shouting all through the night - I lost my voice the next day... and I couldn't talk," the 19-year-old said.

Pestalozzi Village was set up after World War II to help young people from low income families in developing countries.

The students live in the village in Sedlescombe and study for their International Baccalaureate at Hastings College.

Pestalozzi has seen about 150 students begin higher education courses.

Derek Marshall, chief executive of the charity, said: "They're very young, and so we expect to see them go home and make a huge contribution within the next two or three years.

"The oldest will only be in their mid-20s at this point, just having come out of university."

Other Pestalozzi students will be going to Oxford and Brighton universities this year.

Yale is one of the top three universities in the US, and Mr Adeniyi said he planned to return home to Nigeria once he had finished his course to help others attain their potential.

"I would like other people to also live the dream too," he said.

Posted by Publisher at August 21, 2006 09:03 AM

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