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What It Is
The Short Term
Exchange Program is a program where a child is
sponsored by a Rotary Club to spend 3 to 4 weeks
in a foreign country with a Rotary family as
part of that family. When they return, they
return with their host sibling, who then spends
3 to 4 weeks in the United States. Normally,
this all happens in the summer and so some clubs
call this 'Summer Exchange a Family-to-Family
Exchange.
Who Qualifies
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The child must be
between 15 and 19 years old |
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The student's family
agrees to host a foreign student in
their home for 3 to 4 weeks |
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Children of both
Rotarians and non-Rotarians are
eligible |
Where You Can Go
Of course, the list
of countries may change from year to year. This
year, the choices are:
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Germany |
Switzerland |
Canada |
India |
S. Africa |
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England |
The Netherlands |
Thailand |
Australia |
Turkey |
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France |
Mexico |
Taiwan |
Brazil |
Norway |
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Czech Republic |
Poland |
Denmark |
Sweden |
Belgium |
How Much
Does It Cost?
Of
course, the amount depends on several factors -
the main factor will always be where you are
going, because the parents will need to purchase
the ticket.
The cost of this program is
minimized by the hosting families picking up the
expenses of housing and food and possibly any
travel on a summer vacation. For the STEP
program, the cost is as follows:
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$250.00 |
Application Fee |
A fee
that covers orientation, insurance,
Youth Exchange shirt, and district
administration. |
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$700
to $1,700 |
Airfare |
This
cost of course depends on where you
are going. |
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$400
to $500 |
Personal Expense |
Souvenir money and possibly shared
host family travel expenses. |
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$80 |
Passport |
This
will not be needed if the student
already has a passport. |
So, the cost is between $1,350.00
and $2,3530.00
What It Is
The Long Term
Exchange Program is where a child is sponsored
by a Rotary Club to spend ten or eleven months
in a foreign country. While there, they are
hosted by (lives and eats with) Rotary families
and families with Rotary connections from that
country. Later, a child from that country visits
your club for a year.
In this case, three to four
families would share the responsibility of the
child so the child will spend three to four
months with each family.
Please be aware that the student
will be attending high school classes in the
native language of the country that they will be
visiting and so they should be conversant in
that language.
Who Qualifies
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The
student must be between 15 and 18.5
years old on the day of his/her
departure. |
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Have
average grades or better |
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Children of both Rotarians and
non-Rotarians are eligible |
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Exchange countries usually require
that the student have at least two
years of schooling in the native
language of the country |
Where You Can Go
Of course, the list of countries
may change from year to year. This year the
choices are:
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Germany |
Switzerland |
Canada |
India |
S. Africa |
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England |
The Netherlands |
Thailand |
Australia |
Turkey |
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France |
Mexico |
Taiwan |
Brazil |
Norway |
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Czech Republic |
Poland |
Denmark |
Sweden |
Belgium |
How Much Does it Cost:
Of course, the amount depends on
several factors; the main factory will be where
you are going, because the parents will need to
purchase the ticket.
The cost of this program is
minimized by the hosting families, so the
largest expenses - housing and food - are taken
care of.
For the LTEP program, the cost is
as follows:
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$750.00 |
Application Fee |
A fee that covers orientation,
insurance, blazer, shirt, name
badge, business cards, and district
administration. |
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$850 to $1,700 |
Airfare |
This cost of course depends on where
you are going. |
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$500 |
Personal Expense |
Souvenir money and possibly shared
host family travel expenses. |
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$400 to $1,000 |
Travel Cost |
This is an estimation |
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$200 |
Gifts |
This is an average amount that is
spent for gifts to the host family
and for trading pins. |
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$80 |
Passport |
This will not be needed if the
student already has a passport. |
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$500 |
Visa |
This assures the host country that
the student will not be broke. |
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$500 |
Language Camp |
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$295 |
SCRYE Outbound Orientation Camp |
Highly recommend, held in Oklahoma
City in June each year. |
So, the cost is between $2,550.00
and $5,025.00
Note: Not all clubs
participate in the Youth Exchange Program. Check
with your local club before applying.
There are two Youth
Exchange Programs. Check with your local club
before applying.
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A club must sponsor a
student in order for them to
participate. |
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The student must be between
15 and 18.5 years old on the date of
their departure. |
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The parent of the student
will incur both a financial
commitment and a commitment to
reciprocate with another student
from the country to which their
child is traveling. |
Note that
besides the cost listed here, there is the cost
of the commitment to hosting a reciprocal
student. In other words, if your child spends t
ime at the home of a Rotarian family in another
country, you are committing to hosting a student
from that country in your own home. You will
incur cost for food and incidentals, of course.
Cost to Clubs
There are costs incurred by
each club that participates.
For the Short
Term Program the club only has to pay
approximately $250. This money covers banners
and pins. Many clubs offer other financial
support, but it is not required.
The commitment
of clubs for the Long Term Program is more
serious.
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There is a
monthly allowance of $125 paid
to the incoming student
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$100 will be paid for gifts
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$450 will be paid by the club
for travel and registration to
SCRYE Conference held in Tulsa,
Oklahoma each February.
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Clubs must find 3 to 4 families
to host the incoming student. |
Youth Exchange Request for Information
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