Boston Schools welcome Ghanaian students

Boston, USA -- The City Council last week presented 10 Ghanaian students, who are visiting Boston, with resolutions recognizing their participation in a student exchange program between the City of Boston and the City of Sekondi Takoradi, Ghana.

The student exchange program is part of The Boston Sekondi Takoradi Sister City Relationship that was initiated by City Councilor Charles C. Yancey during a visit to Ghana in 1999.

The exchange students were accepted into the program based on their achievement on exams in English and mathematics as well as oral presentation and international affairs, according to Kofi Essien, president of the Boston Sekondi Takoradi Sister City Association.

The 10 students competed against 2000 other Ghanaian students, for the chance to travel to the United States, Essien said. The students, along with two chaperones, arrived in Boston last month and are attending classes at the Timilty Middle School and Snowden International High School in Boston.