What is the Rotary International Youth Exchange Program?

Rotary Youth Exchange Mandatory Trips! Please Review Critical Changes Have Been Made Raft Trip/Inbound and Counselor Orientation August 22-24, 2008 Mandatory For Inbounds (Club Counselors are Expected to Attend) San Francisco Trip October 10-12, 2008 Mandatory For Inbounds Ski Trip/Outbound Orientation #1 January 30-February 1, 2009 Mandatory For Inbounds & New Outbounds Outbounds and Parents Orientation II March 14, 2009 Mandatory For Inbounds & Parents District Conference May 15-17, 2009 Mandatory For Inbounds & Outbounds Click Here For Calendars   Rotary Youth Exchange Optional Trips! HAWAII March 4-11, 2009 WESTERN SAFARI June 27-July 12, 2009 Come join your fellow exchange students on one or both the trips available to you. Click here for applications and information Go to www.rotarywessex.org for more details.

Rotary International Youth Exchange sponsors more than 9000 student exchanges globally each year.

• 96% of these students successfully complete their exchanges.
• 95% of all Rotary Districts participate in the Rotary Youth Exchange Program.
• 92 countries around the world have District Chairs to support Youth Exchange.

The objectives of Rotary International Youth Exchange are:

• Demonstrate Rotary’s respect and concern for youth.
• Promote world peace and cultural understanding.
• Encourage leadership, cultural exchange and language skills.

 

There are over 550 Rotary Districts in the world.
The District Youth Exchange Committees and their Chairs develop International Partnerships--District to District--resulting in yearly student exchanges all over the globe.

District 5130 Youth Exchange is a Rotary International Certified Program that provides a diverse, high-quality exchange experience for Inbound Students from 16 countries all over the world. We only make exchange partnerships with other Rotary International Certified Districts who can assure excellent exchange opportunities for our students.

The countries we currently have exchanges with are--Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Thailand.

What is Rotary?

Rotary is a global network of community volunteers. Rotary members are business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. 1.2 million Rotarians in 32,000 Rotary Clubs in more than 200 countries carry out service projects in their local communities and abroad to address such critical issues as poverty, health, hunger, illiteracy, and the environment.

Rotarians everywhere hold "Service Above Self" to be their highest calling. Rotarians, worldwide, value and uphold THE 4-WAY TEST of the things we think, say or do:

1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER
    FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Rotary International Youth Exchange is a rapidly growing program serving the Rotary mission of "building goodwill and peace in the world".

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