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Adventure, Learning ... and YOU?
Short -Term Outbound Program
District 6110 International Youth Exchange Program
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READY FOR ADVENTURE!!
| You can make a difference -
in a world of differences - by promoting world understanding through
Youth Exchange. When you step off the airplane as an exchange student in
another country, you have the opportunity to: Become part of another culture Learn another language Gain confidence and maturity Broaden your view of the world Learn a great deal about yourself Be a Youth Ambassador. |
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This year, about 7,000 young people will see the world the way it is best seen - from the inside out - through Rotary's Youth Exchange program. This could be your year. As a short term Rotary Youth
Exchange student, you will spend three to four weeks living with a
host family, and possibly touring for another week or two, in a
country other than your own. You may learn some of a new language; you
will experience a new way of living - and a great deal about yourself.
But there's more. While you're busy learning, the people you meet will
be learning too - about your country, your culture, and your ideas.
You will be a young ambassador. You will be helping to bring the world
closer together - and you'll be making some good friends in the
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Applications for the short term program are accepted from students between the ages of 14 and 22 (at time of arrival in the other country). Applicants are selected by a sponsoring Rotary Club on the basis of a written application and a personal interview.
Good Company
Young people from 66 countries each year see the
world the way it is best seen - from the inside out - through Rotary's
Youth Exchange program.
As a Rotary Exchange student, you may learn a new language, but you will
certainly learn a new way of living - and a great deal about yourself. The
people you meet will learn too - about your country, and your culture and
ideas. As an unofficial ambassador you will bring the world closer
together and make new friends in the process.
Sign Me Up!
Rotary's Short Term Youth Exchange Program is open
to High School and College students from 14 to 22, the sons and daughters
of Rotarians and non-Rotarians alike.
Applicants are interviewed by the sponsoring Rotary club on the basis of
a written application.
Contact a member of your local Rotary club for assistance in submitting
your application.
Personal interviews with both students and their parents are mandatory.
Interview Selection
Rotary Short Term Youth Exchange is for you if you
are a high school or college student from 14 to 22 with an out-going,
pleasant personality who has demonstrated above average academic
achievement. Students must also be adaptable and flexible when adjusting
to new and unanticipated situations that commonly arise when living in a
different culture.
Short term applications are due and interviews are held at the local club
level in the winter, for exchanges the following summer. Successful
applicants are accepted on a first come basis for the limited number of
exchange opportunities. So, you are encouraged to submit your application
early. Participants travel for three to six weeks during these summer
exchanges.
After I Return I Will...
Share my exchange experiences with family, friends, Rotary, school, church and my community.
The Exchange is Reciprocal
WE HOPE YOUR PARENTS WILL BE A HOST FAMILY WHICH
WILL:
Broaden their understanding of the world
Build a now relationship
Promote international good will through your own family
Exchanges are open to many countries. You'll discover ours is a small
world indeed and that there is much to be gained from each country,
culture and family. Each has something unique to give to you and you to
them.
Rotary District 6110 Webmasters' e-mail:
Mike Swatek, Claremore
Rotary Club
Robert S. Duran, McAlester
Rotary Club
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