“Field trips such as this give inner city students exposure to the real world of international trade business,” said Mr. Roby. He hopes the future will include a trade mission to China, Africa or Russia, which will depend on the generosity of corporate sponsors and Public/Private Partners for Education. Since the first class was installed at Locke High School in February 1998, the WBE.NET/Global Internet Trade Course has proven to make major changes in student attitudes and grades, with marked improvement in all their regular class work.