When Somaya Amiri was a little girl, she’d watch each morning as her big brother hoisted a backpack over his shoulders and walked to school in Afghanistan’s Behsood District. She remembers desperately wanting to go too. The day she decided to follow him, her father...
Sir Charles Tupper secondary student Somaya Amiri has accomplished something only 30 Canadian teens this year can boast. She’s been named a Loran Scholar and will receive up to $100,000 over four years to attend university. Just over three years ago, Amiri couldn’t...
LORAN, short for Long-Range Aid to Navigation, is a system that uses three points (for us, our values of character, service and leadership) to determine one's course for a long journey. The name emphasizes the lifelong impact and values of being a Loran Scholar.
LORAN, abréviation de Long-Range Aid to Navigation, est un système de navigation qui utilise les ondes de trois émetteurs pour établir une position. Pour nous, les trois points de repère sont les valeurs de détermination, d’engagement communautaire et de leadership. Le mot met l’accent sur les valeurs et l’impact à long terme de la Bourse Loran.