The Rotary Club of Pincher Creek is looking for local young people who are interested in attending secondary school overseas for one year as part of an international student exchange program.
To qualify, a student should be between the ages of 15 and 19, in the upper third of his or her academic class, of good character and emotionally stable, and be in good physical condition. Most importantly, he or she must be able and willing to be a good ambassador.
The student, or the student’s family, is expected to pay travel and insurance costs, as well as provide some spending and emergency money, which amounts to a total of $5 000. An additional $1 500 will be paid by the sponsoring Rotary Club. The total cost is approximately $6,500. Room, board, and schooling are provided by the host Rotary club and family.
Annually, 7,000 students from more than 80 countries take part in exchanges sponsored by Rotary clubs world wide. The Rotary Club of Pincher Creek has hosted students from Norway, Germany, and Thailand, Taiwan, and presently from Belgium. The club is also interested in finding host families
for our incoming student. In general the exchange student stays 3-4 months with each host family.
Student application forms can be found on the web under www.yex5360.org The completed forms need to be submitted to your school secretary by October 25th, 2013. Interviews will follow shortly thereafter. The student that has been accepted to the program will be notified before Christmas. He/she will begin his/her exchange in August of 2014.
For more information please check www.yex5360.org or contact Tom Holoboff at pccoopth@telus.net phone 403-627-8902 or Karin Buhrmann at buhrmann@platinum.ca phone: 403-627-5365.
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