Rotary Youth Exchange 6690

*Rotary Youth Exchange 6690* *Improving The World & Southeast Central Ohio One Student At A Time*
NEXT EVENT District Conference May 18-19 Northpointe Conference Center SITE DIRECTORY RYE Calendar RYE Volunteer Form RYE Recent Events How To Become An Exchange Student Downloads Applications, Requirements, Forms & Information for clubs, families, students, YEOs, Counselors Exchange People Inbounds 2011-2012 Password Protected Long Term Out-bounds 2011-2012 Short Term Out-Bounds 2011 Out-bounds 2010-2011 Out-bounds 2009-10 Rotex (Former Exchange Students) The Committee Stories By Exchangers Must reading for anyone who wants to be an exchange student!! Outbound Stories 2011-2012 Outbound Stories 2010-2011 Short Term Outbound Stories 2010 Outbound Stories 2009-10 Events For RYE6690 Rotary Trips District Events Past Events Resources & Forms Exchange Forms For Rotarians and Host Parents For Students Only Ohio Erie Training Materials Stories From Abroad Our Out-bounds' Write About Their Adventures This Year Who Are We? Rotary International is the world's oldest and most international service organization, with over 1.2 million members in 32,000 clubs, in almost 200 countries. The official Rotary motto is, "Service Above Self", and Rotarians live their lives in accordance with the Four Way Test. Rotary Youth Exchange is the top rated exchange program, run by people dedicated to Youth Exchange and International Service. http://www.nayen2012.com/	Rotary Youth Exchange In Southeastern and Central Ohio What an exciting adventure awaits you, as a potential Rotary exchange student or host family, as you look to expand your horizons as they've never been expanded before. We invite you to explore our site, learn more about the program, and, if it's right for you, take those first steps toward one of the most amazing, memorable, adventurous years of your life. RYE 6690 will prepare you for your adventure while at the same time introducing you to other exchange students, both presently in the USA from other countries and students who have completed their exchange. It's an adventure which can teach foreign language skills, cultural sensitivity, service to humanity and an understanding of the wider world. YOUTH EXCHANGE CHANGES LIVES FOR THE GOOD Read Our Present Long Term Outbound Exchange Student's Adventures HERE. What Do You Have To Do To Become A Rotary Exchange Student?
	2012-2013 Outbound Exchange Students
	District Conference May 18-19, 2012 Overnight Northpoint Conference Center 9243 COLUMBUS PIKE, LEWIS CENTER, OHIO 43035 1:00 pm – 1ST BREAKOUT STUDENTS ARRIVE ( ½ STUDENTS FRIDAY/ ½ STUDENTS SATURDAY) & TALENT SHOW PARTICIPANTS (TALENTED STUDENTS CALL SANDY 740-502-1056) 3:30 pm - TALENT SHOW 6:00 pm - ALL STUDENTS ARRIVE FOR FLAG CEREMONY 7:30 pm - LEAVE FOR POWELL YMCA (PIZZA PARTY) 7:00 am - RETURN TO NORTHPOINTE 11:00 am - 2nd BREAKOUT STUDENTS ( ½ STUDENTS FRIDAY/ ½ STUDENTS SATURDAY) 11:45 am - PARENT PICKUP / STUDENTS MAY LEAVE Swimming Permission for YMCA Climbing Wall Permission for YMCA Please fill out and have signed by parent or host parent and bring with you
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	Become A Rotary Youth Exchange Student If you want to be part of this amazing program doing your part to change the world and change your life, this is the web site you need. Click Here. Local Kids Going On Exchange in 2011-2012 Long Term Exchange Students *Short Term Exchange Students* Become A Rotary Exchange Host Family Do your family and yourselves a great service. Hosting a foreign exchange student turns a stranger into a beloved family member who becomes part of your life forever. Your children and grandchildren find a close friend in another country who is more like a brothers or sisters. . Host Family Application Please Fill Out and Give to Local Rotary RYE Every prospective Long Term outbound student must include the forms with three prospective host families with their application. This, of course, can be their own family hosting three times (3.5 months each time). We instituted this rule because our district has to host as many Long Term students as we send. The more host families, the more inbounds we can host. Read "What My Host Families Meant To Me" From Our Former Exchange Students Requirements for Outbound Exchange Students What Do You Need to Do To Become An Exchange Student Download in Adobe PDF Format As an exchange student, you’re job is to be a goodwill ambassador representing Rotary, District 6690, and the US. People here in the US will judge our program on your behavior, and the people you touch overseas will literally get their strongest perception about the US from you (good or bad…). Part of being an effective goodwill ambassador is to be prepared, and because of that, the following learning requirements are mandatory parts of the program. RESEARCH PAPERS & REQUIRED GROUNDWORK Four research papers and each paper should be 750-1000 words. The purpose of the papers is for you to be prepared for your exchange. Short terms: email to the papers to Kathy Gatterdam kgatterdam@columbuscoal.com. Long terms: email the papers to Walter Lundstrom WalterLundstrom@gmail.com 1. What is Rotary? (Due 1 week before the January RYE weekend)* 2. USA, Ohio, and your home town. (Due 1 week before the March weekend) 3. Your host country and city. (Due 1 week before the May RYE weekend) 4. The difference in culture between your home country and host country. This paper takes a lot of research, because you’re looking for the deep cultural differences, not music and food. (Only for long term students. Due 1 week before the July RYE weekend. Email it to Walter Lundstrom). Papers, if acceptable, may be published on the District Web Site. Paper 1-3 are for all out-bounds. Paper 4 is only for long term out-bounds. In addition to the above papers, after you get your country match up, you’ll also need to translate the letter that was in your application to your new host language. Please email it to Kathy (ST) or Walter (LT). Failing to deliver any of these research papers or the translated letter on time, will jeopardize your exchange and may result in you not being part of the program! LANGUAGE LEARNING When you get your country match, you must also start to learn your host language. There are numerous programs available. Rosetta Stone might be one of the best ones, but that is up to each student to find what works best for you and your budget. PRESENTATION TO ROTARY CLUB After you have been accepted in to the program (after the district interviews) you’ll need to get in touch with your sponsoring Rotary club to setup a time in April / May for you to do a 20 minutes Power Point presentation. I’ll give you more information about that later. Most clubs fill up their programs quickly, so get in touch with them right away after you are accepted. ONE IN 7,000 US HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DO THIS. BE THAT ONE You have started a life changing experience that VERY few people go through. I don’t know the statistics for short term exchanges, but according to a National Geographic study last year, only one US high school student in 7,000 becomes an exchange student! You’re very special! Example of Excellent Cultural Paper For Outbound