EERC Welcomes You !
We are Educational Enrichment for Romanian Children, Inc. (EERC Inc), devoted to opening the door to a new world of possibilities for Romanian children of exceptional promise.
Our work with this rising generation supports Romania's future development, even as it brings one of New Europe's most vibrant members closer to home for Americans.
Our program is based on the conviction that early adolescence is a critical time for shaping children's views of the world and of their own potential. The impact of a summer abroad can be profound and can last a lifetime. EERC Inc selects exceptional Romanian children of modest backgrounds to attend some of Boston's premier summer camp and school programs. They engage in a wealth of stimulating intellectual and social activities that would not be accessible to them at home. Among the values we promote are community service, civic engagement, environmental stewardship and tolerance of diversity -- values essential to full engagement in a world without borders. This experience can be the springboard to other possibilities that take these youngsters further than they may have imagined possible.
At the same time, our young friends bring the world closer to home for the Americans they meet. At home or at camp, the intimacy of daily interactions with someone from a different country leads both sides not only to learn about each other, but also to see their own culture through different eyes. The differences are a lesson in diversity, a living example of the exhilarating vastness of the world outside one's own borders. .... But invariably, it is the similarities that leave the most enduring imprint. The experience is a win-win-win situation: for the children, for Romania, and for the Americans whose lives they touch while in Boston.
Our 2010 program has just ended. The Class of 2010, six children, were in Boston from late June until early August. See "News and Events" for more details about how our summer has unfolded!
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