My nearly 16 yo son received a letter from school today. He's been awarded a scholarship for his remaining years at the school. This follows on from him receiving a cash prize last semester from the Uni lecturers working with the High Achievers program at his school.
On top of this, he's been selected as one of two Darwin students for the inaugural sister city exchange with Ambon, Indonesia (our school has hosted Ambon students for the last few years, but this is the first return trip). Fully funded by the two councils, he and his mate will be going to Ambon for two weeks, billeted with the Mayor of Ambon, attending school there, participating in a wreath laying ceremony at the war cemetery celebrating the anniversary of the release of the last WWII POWs in Ambon. His teacher told us that this is the first exchange for any Australian students since the phone tapping scandal, so there is a lot riding on the trip being successful.
What more could a mum ask for????
