Sites visited by CCC Students: National Assembly, RLG, Africell, Sheikh Zayed Regional EyeCare Center, Sharab Medical Center and DBC. Since 2010, the U.S. Embassy Banjul has run its Competitive College Club (CCC) for the top secondary students throughout The Gambia. The CCC aims to assist The Gambia’s best and brightest students in developing key critical thinking and writing skills, engage with the community, prepare for university admission exams, research university options, and submit applications for admission and scholarships. Now with chapters operating in four regions throughout the country, every year CCC students and alumni are going on to attend universities from the University of The Gambia, to universities in Africa, to receiving full scholarships to top universities in the United States. This year, the CCC students from throughout the country meet for a week long leadership seminar hosted by the Embassy. The seminar is an opportunity for the students to build friendships, engage in activities outside of their school curriculum, and to learn from each other. This year 50 students, 10 PCVs and 6 Gambian volunteers from all over the country met at the Coconut Residence Banjul for the annual CCC Week from Sunday September 7 to Sunday 14 September, 2014.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 08:41:00 +0000