ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE is a Rotary International managed and financed foreign exchange program that offers lots of benefits to participating high school students. Some of these benefits include hands-on experience of different educational systems, the opportunity to learn a new language and become global citizens. The Rotarians who have more than 1.2 million members in over 33,000 clubs are an association of people from different backgrounds which include professionals, business owners, and community leaders who believe that the key to world peace is through understanding people of different cultures.
In response to a query about their services, the spokesperson of ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE commented, “Our selection process is done fairly, as we do not show any form of prejudice to applicants. Also, our program is not all about students who want to participate in foreign exchange programs, as we also offer interested families the opportunity to host students. However, there are a strict set of rules which host parents must abide by to be eligible, and some of these include completion of a written application, home inspection, family interviews, signing of a compliance statement, and authorization for reference checks, among others”.
ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE has a long-term exchange program also known as “study abroad” and it is for those who have just graduated from high school. Participating students are required to attend school and live with 2-3 families while on the exchange program, which usually lasts for one academic year. Participants do not also need to be worried about their safety, as the host Rotary club pays attention to careful screening of families who want to host them. To know more about High School Exchange Programs, interested students can visit ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE’s website for more information.
The spokesperson of ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE further commented, “We have put in several measures to ensure a safe environment is provided for all youths who participate in Rotary activities, and we do not condone any form of abuse. This has made us reinforce our code of conduct for all Rotarians, Rotarians spouses and partners, and other volunteers to protect the children and young people that come in contact with them from physical, emotional”.
The program provided by ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE offers students the opportunity to have international exposure without the associated cost of international education programs. Scholarships are also offered, and they are valued at over $24000 for their student exchange programs, and it covers room board, tuition, and a monthly stipend.
About ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE:
ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE is coordinated by Rotary International with the goal of achieving world peace and unity through the interaction of people of different cultures and backgrounds. One of the ways they do this is via the study abroad programs where high school students who are eligible for the program go on exchange during their gap year and also attend high school full-time in their assigned country. More so, for more details about their high school study abroad scholarships, people can visit their website.