Yordanos addresses the IBO annual assembly

Yordanos addresses the IBO annual assembly

Yordanos Refu, an Ethiopian refugee who graduated from Riverstone International School recently, addressed the packed assembly hall of the International Baccalaureate Organization annual conference in San Francisco in July.

1200 educators, administrators and politicians from around the world listened in awe as Yordanos spoke about the profound effect Riverstone and the IB had on her life. During her speech there was not a dry eye in the hall and at the end Yordanos received a standing ovation that lasted for minutes.

You can watch Yordonas’ speech at the IB’s facebook site:

http://www.facebook.com/video/?id=39945250074 (select Yordanos’ speech)

Yordanos is now studying at the College of Idaho and will be working as an alumnus volunteer at Riverstone with other refugees.

We are extremely proud of Yordanos and what she has achieved, as we are proud of all our students at Riverstone.

Andrew Derry