Editing John F. Kennedy Jr. (section)

===Education===
Kennedy attended private schools in Manhattan, starting at [[Saint David's School (New York City)|Saint David's School]] and moving to [[Collegiate School (New York)|Collegiate School]], which he attended from third through tenth grade.<ref name=Heymann145146/> Kennedy completed his education at [[Phillips Academy]], a preparatory boarding school in [[Andover, Massachusetts]]. After graduating, he accompanied his mother on a trip to Africa. Kennedy's group got lost for two days without food or water while on a pioneering course and he rescued them, winning points for leadership.<ref>Leigh, p. 235.</ref>

[[File:JFK Jr in the 1975 Collegiate school yearbook.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Kennedy's ninth grade [[Collegiate School (New York City)|Collegiate School]] yearbook photo, 1975]]

In 1976, Kennedy and his cousin visited an earthquake disaster zone at [[Rabinal]] in Guatemala, helping with heavy building work and distributing food. The local priest said that they "ate what the people of Rabinal ate and dressed in Guatemalan clothes and slept in tents like most of the earthquake victims," adding that the two "did more for their country's image" in Guatemala "than a roomful of ambassadors."<ref name=Leigh195>Leigh, pp. 195–196.</ref> On his 16th birthday, Kennedy's Secret Service protection ended<ref name=Leigh137>Leigh, p. 137.</ref> and he spent the summer of 1978 working as a wrangler in Wyoming.<ref>Landau, p. 77.</ref> In 1979, the [[John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum]] in [[Boston]] was dedicated and Kennedy made his first major speech, reciting [[Stephen Spender]]'s poem "I Think Continually of Those Who Were Truly Great."<ref>Leigh, p. 251.</ref>

Kennedy attended [[Brown University]], where he majored in American studies.<ref>Leigh, pp. 236-237.</ref> Kennedy co-founded a student discussion group that focused on contemporary issues such as [[apartheid]] in South Africa, gun control, and civil rights. He was appalled by apartheid when visiting South Africa on a summer break and arranged for U.N. ambassador [[Andrew Young]] to speak about the topic at Brown.<ref>Landau, p. 78.</ref> By his junior year at Brown, Kennedy had moved off campus to live with several other students in a shared house<ref>Landau, p. 82.</ref> and spent time at Xenon, a club owned by [[Howard Stein]]. Kennedy was initiated into Phi Psi, a local social fraternity that had been the Rhode Island Alpha chapter of national [[Phi Kappa Psi]] fraternity until 1978.<ref>Robert T. Littell, ''The Men We Became: My Friendship With John F. Kennedy, Jr.'' (St. Martin's Press 2004), [https://books.google.com/books?id=8lfKFx22v7UC&q=%22Phi+Psi%22&pg=PA4 passim].</ref>

In January 1983, Kennedy's Massachusetts [[driver's license]] was suspended when he received more than three [[Summons#Citation/Claim (legal term)|speeding summonses]] in 12 months and failed to appear at a hearing.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gillon |first1=Steven M. |title=America's Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr. |date=July 7, 2020 |publisher=Dutton |isbn=978-1524742409 |pages=148–149}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Heymann |first1=C. David |title=American Legacy: The Story of John and Caroline Kennedy |date=July 10, 2007 |publisher=Atria Books |isbn=978-0743497381 |page=218}}</ref> The family's lawyer explained that Kennedy most likely "became immersed in exams and just forgot the date of the hearing."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gillon |first1=Steven M. |title=America's Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr. |date=July 7, 2020 |publisher=Dutton |isbn=978-1524742409 |page=149}}</ref> That same year, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in American studies and took a break, traveling to India and spending some time at the [[University of Delhi]], where Kennedy did his post-graduate work and met [[Mother Teresa]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taneja |first1=Kabir |title=When John F. Kennedy Jr. Came to India |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/29/when-john-f-kennedy-jr-came-to-india/ |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 29, 2013 |access-date=August 20, 2024}}</ref>