Yes, I am
interested in Youth Exchange.
Please contact me.
(Your Contact Form goes directly to Rotary.)
Instructions for Short-Term Outbound Students
STEP – by – STEP
Applications are due to the local
Rotary Club no later than DECEMBER 15.
Click here to go to the
interactive STEP application (2008)
The "short-term" program is for
3-5 weeks of living
in another country, where you will be hosted by a Rotary District
and Rotary Club, and live with a family in the nation you are
visiting. All short-term exchanges are
reciprocal. Each student hosts the same student who
hosted him/her. Learn more
about hosting your reciprocal short term inbound Exchangee.
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Where
will I go? |
| Rotary
District 6110 has youth exchange contacts with France, India,
Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Philippines,
Thailand, Japan, South Africa, Germany, France, Hungary, Peru, Belgium, Turkey, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland,
Netherlands, and Spain. We are always exploring
opportunities to exchange with other countries. Our new short
term program will be exploring reciprocal exchanges with these
countries and others which are of interest to short term
outbound summer exchange students who live within the boundaries
of District 6110 (The four corners of Arkansas, Kansas,
Missouri, and Oklahoma)
. Check out our
RYE links page to learn more about
the RYE programs in other countries. |
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What
does it cost? |
There
is an application fee of $50,
which is non-refundable in the event of a student cancelling the
exchange.
The
fixed fee portion of the cost, which includes everything but
airfare and passport fees (administrative costs, insurance,
orientation, business cards, lapel pins, and T-shirts) is
$700. Students & their families are responsible for
paying for and making arrangements for airfare. The average cost
of airfare for last year’s exchanges was less than $1500
You may pay on a 2-payment ($350 on Feb 15 upon acceptance and
$350 on March 15th) plan or as a lump sum of ($700 on Feb 15
upon acceptance into the program). .
The student is responsible for acquiring
his/her own passport (& visa, if required) and any related
costs.
Proof of passport and travel
documentation will be required by April 30th .
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Who
Pays? |
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The short-term outbound student's parents pay for all expenses other than
housing and meals, which are provided by the host family in the
destination country. The parents will then be providing housing
and meals for the inbound reciprocal exchangee. Click
HERE to learn more about
hosting your reciprocal short term inbound Exchangee. |
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Matching Grant
Program! |
| D6110 Youth Exchange has a limited
ability to provide matching grant monies to approved candidates.
That program requires the District to provide 1/3 of the cost,
the sponsoring club to provide 1/3 of the cost and the student
or his/her parents to provide 1/3 of the cost. Applicants must
be approved by the local club as being both "in need" and "well
qualified" to be considered for a grant from the district
Matching Grants Program |
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What
do Host Clubs provide? |
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Youth
Exchange Program Administration at the student's
destination. If the student has any problems which the host
parents can't resolve, they can go to the host Rotary Club
Youth Exchange Officer or President for help. |
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Meals
at Rotary Club meetings attended |
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Interaction
with Rotary Club members and their families |
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What
do Host Parents provide? |
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Family Atmosphere & Room |
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Food |
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Travel,
if family vacation |
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Transportation
to and from activities |
Note:
You do not have to be a Rotarian family in order to be
a host family. This
program is open to Rotarian and non-Rotarian families alike.. |
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Who
Benefits? |
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The
student, the parents sending the student abroad, the Host
Parents, the Host Club, the sending country, the hosting
country, the people who meet the student abroad, the people who
meet the student after he or she returns home ... the whole
world! |
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What's
in it for the student? |
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Greater
maturity |
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More
confidence in oneself and a new personal world-view
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Improved
skills in a second language |
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World-wide
networking! Rotarians are professional people, owners or
senior managers, in business or government - Rotary Exchange
Students often develop life-long relationships with the most
influential people in the region of the country they visit
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The
opportunity to PROMOTE PEACE THROUGH UNDERSTANDING - our
main goal! |
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What
are the restrictions? |
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How
do I apply for the short term exchange program? |
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Click
HERE for application information and instructions.
Applications are due
15 DECEMBER to the local Rotary club. However,
earlier applications may have a better
chance of going to their most preferred country.
Click
here to go to the interactive online application.
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Where
can I find more information about Rotary District 6110 Short
Term Youth Exchange? |
Contact the Rotary District 6110 Short Term Youth Exchange
Coordinator, Yume Rudzinski, by
email.Also, Check This Out!!
Overseas
Adventure, Learning ... YOU?
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