Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces Inaugural Student

QUEENS PERSPECTIVES:
International Affairs Commissioner
Penny Abeywardena Launches the NYC
Junior Ambassadors Program at IS 125Q
Commissioner Penny Abeywardena
Take a look at NYC Junior Ambassadors, a new
program that will encourage 7th graders to participate
in future social change using the United Nations as an
educational resource.
Roslyn Nieves discusses the program with Penny
Abeywardena, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for
International Affairs; Principal Judy Lynn Mittler; Dean
Michael Sangirardi; and the enthusiastic 7th graders
from Thomas McCann Intermediate School 125 in
Woodside, Queens. Students Tanzema, Jasmine, and
Lizbeth talk about their opportunity to be taught in
a classroom at the United Nations (UN), empowering
them to become actively engaged with the UN and to
discuss the most pressing challenges in the world.
By targeting New York City youth at a critical time in
their personal and intellectual growth, the NYC Junior
Ambassadors program seeks to help them understand
the real connections between themselves, the City of
New York, and international affairs, creating global
diplomats, locally.
Tune into this program on QPTV’s channels
or online at qptv.org
IS 125Q students
Tanzema, Jasmine, and Lizbeth
IS 125Q Principal Judy Lynn Mittler
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
& Mayor Bill de Blasio
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the Inaugural Student Cohort
of NYC Junior Ambassadors and listed the NYC schools that will be
participating, three of which are in Queens:
• Anthony J. Pranzo School (P.S./I.S. 113)
• Hunters Point Community Middle School (30Q291)
• The 30th Avenue School (Q300)
The NYC Junior Ambassador’s program is part of the effort
by the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs to strengthen the
connection between New York City and the United Nations, and
is made possible through a partnership with the NYC Department
of Education, the NYC Department of Youth and Community
Development, the United Nations and the United Nations
Foundation.
For more information on the participating schools in NYC, visit:
http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/113-16/mayorbill-de-blasio-inaugural-student-cohort-nyc-junior-ambassadors
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IS 125Q Dean Michael Sangirardi
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