In a Summer Cultural Exchange, students spend three to six weeks in their host country visiting with another family and seeing another part of the world. The Short-term Exchange Program arranges for the student's family to host a matching student from another country in return. This program provides an excellent opportunity to experience a new culture in a brief period of time. Like the long-term exchange, the short-term exchange requires a sponsoring Rotary Club in each country, and students are selected on the basis of a written application and interview process.
Parents should be prepared to cover the cost of travel, health insurance and a few other costs for the STEP student. If this experience sounds like something you would like to learn more about contact a Rotarian in your local Rotary Club.
Candidates should complete an application and submit it their sponsoring Rotary Club. Remember - all applications MUST BE TYPED and signatures on the application MUST be in BLUE INK. The sponsoring Rotary Club will hold an interview and, if appropriate, send you to the District Interviews on February 16, 2012. If you pass the District Interviews, you will be off to a MANDATORY Outbound Training session on April 14, 2012.
APPLICATION DEADLINES:
- December 9 - Applications for JAPAN ONLY!
- February 10 - All other Countries.
SHORT-TERM EXCHANGE PROGRAM (STEP)
EMERGENCY CONTACTS:
- District 7390 Governor - Helen Redding, 717-632-9686, hredding5@comcast.net
- District 7390 Student Protection Officer - Dr. Susan Kegerise, (W)717-657-5100, skegerise@hannasd.org
- District 7930 Youth Exchange Chair - Linda Spotts, (W)717-920-5250, (H)717-652-7548, crosswinds@pa.net
- ESSEX Student Protection Officer - Ron Smith, (H) 610-277-7553, (C)215-896-6870, rsmith@materialsresources.com
- US Department of State - 1-866-283-9090 or jvisas@state.gov