Local student Dayelline Estrada is going places
Dayelline Estrada is going places.
On Friday, August 31, Estrada leaves for Rennes, France where she will spend her junior year of high school at School Year Abroad France School.
Rennes, France is three and a half hours from Paris. Dayelline will live with a host family that has five children. Only the eldest speaks English.
The Peddie School honor student began her formal education in Nicaragua, continued learning at Grant Elementary School and Foundation Collegiate Academy in Trenton and underscores the power of education with this remarkable trip abroad.
Excuse me for one moment while chills rush through my body as another young person and her family take extreme advantage of education opportunities.
Estrada has turned education tumblers, unlocked doors, opened windows and accepted consistent support from numerous education advocates.
While in the fourth grade after only four months in the United States, her mother Haydaline met Mrs. Jerri Morrison of Young Scholars’ Institute and began to enroll Dayelline in nearly every YSI program for which she has been age appropriate.
Morrison, executive director of YSI, noted those programs included tutoring, a writing class, their Career Speaker Series, Summer Program, College Admissions Workshop, SAT Prep and more.
Estrada gained education inspiration from Braynell, her second oldest brother who came from Nicaragua to pursue a law degree from Saint Thomas University in Minnesota and graduated in 2016.
Morrison forwarded these comments from Dayelline Estrada.
“I wanted to study abroad because this will offer many opportunities to develop my skills in French and immerse myself in the culture of a foreign country. I’m most looking forward to being able to speak French without having to think about it. I trust that I will be able to study abroad again while in college,” Estrada said.
Earlier this week, The Trentonian noted successes being produced by the citybased National Junior Tennis & Learning of Trenton organization. Morrison added, “Young Scholars’ Institute extends congratulations to Dayelline. Certainly other organizations helped nurture her such as National Junior Tennis League of Trenton under the leadership of Deborah Frazier are equally proud of her. Congratulations are also extended to her amazing parents who nurtured her often against great odds.” “Dayelline is already a “success story.” She has been an extremely motivated and hardworking student. She has also given much of herself to serve others in our community. I am proud of her and grateful that she will have such an extraordinary experience. I know that she and her parents are thankful to the local schools, organizations and individuals who have guided her to reach this chapter in her life.” Morrison wished Dayelline Estrada a “great adventure.” The young world traveler returns in May.