By signing this petition, you agree that having international exchange students in Grady HS (and all APS high schools) is a valuable experience for all APS students!  You will be attesting that you live within the APS and/or Grady HS district.

Hosting international exchange students at Grady HS and all APS high schools helps educate our students, families, school communities, and stakeholders.

We all gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world.

In the classroom, foreign exchange students bring a global perspective that broadens our students' learning.

Beyond the classroom, they bring a level of international diversity that most of our students will never see. While some APS students may travel abroad or join the military, many more will not.

Hosting exchange students at Grady HS (and all APS high schools) is an opportunity for APS students to "rub elbows" with some of the brightest kids from around the world.

In the words of Grady HS Teacher Leader in Social Studies and AP US History, R. Lee Pope, "Everyone wins when worlds are connected!"