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Rotary Youth Exchange in Multi-District: Contact & Website - SCANEX

SCANEX is a multi-district organization promoting peace, understanding, and cultural exchange through Rotary Youth Exchange programs. Visit our website to learn more!

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Rotary Youth Exchange in Multi-District: Contact & Website - SCANEX

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  1. MULTI-DISTRICT CONTACT & WEBSITE SCANEX Website: www.SCANEX.org Ronda Werner , YE Chair, D-5240 Multi-District SCANEX/Rotary YES Managing Director Programs tshirts@roadrunner.com

  2. OUTLINE • PURPOSE OF RYE PROGRAM • BRIEF OVERVIEW OF RYE PROGAM • TERMINOLOGY & Types of Exchanges • YOUTH EXCHANGE FAQ’S • HOW TO HOST A STUDENT • ROTARY COUNSELOR • REVIEW

  3. WHAT IS ROTARY YES/SCANEX? • Organization of 10 Rotary Districts in So. Calif, AZ, Nevada, Hawaii &Utah that pool their resources to provide effective & efficient services. • Rotary YES has the COMBINED advantage of years of YE experience together with Rotarians in local Districts.

  4. TO PROMOTE PEACE & UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS BECOME BETTER WORLD CITIZENS LEARN A NEW CULTURE & LANGUAGE INT’L CONFLICT RESOLUTION CAREERS & SCHOLARS EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME FUTURE AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARS FUTURE ROTARIANS COLLEGE APPLICATION CAREER ADVANCEMENT & OPPORTUNITIES LIVE THE CULTURE, NOT JUST READ ABOUT IT PURPOSE OF RYE

  5. ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE VS. OTHER YE PROGRAMS • RYE is run by volunteers so cost is significantly less than comparable programs • Student is Hosted by whole Rotary Club • Have 2-3 Host Families • Receive Stipend • Many planned activities • End of year tours

  6. BACKGROUND OF RYE • This year almost 8,000 students from 80 countries will enrich their lives • Students will see another part of the world from the inside out through RYE • RYE Began in California in 1939

  7. TERMINOLOGY OUTBOUND – Student Going Abroad from our District INBOUND – Student Placed in our District From Abroad ROTEX – former Inbound or Outbound RYE – Rotary Youth Exchange YEO – Youth Exchange Officer LTEP: Long Term Exchange Program STEP: Short Term (Summer) Exch Program

  8. SHORT TERM: Family to Family Only 3-6 Weeks Summer Program Short Application No Student Visa Req’d LONG TERM: Full Academic Year Student has 1-4 host families (3 Optimal) Student has J-1 Visa and must attend HS Student Learns Language Fluently Not Family-to-Family TYPES OF EXCHANGES

  9. YOUTH EXCHANGE FAQ’S

  10. Who is eligible to be an exchange student?

  11. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS OUTBOUND or INBOUND STUDENTS: • May be related to RotarianOR NOT • Aged 15 – 18.5 at start of exchange • Enthusiastic, adaptable, above avg. grades • Can go abroad before or after graduation as long as student is within age range • Prefer to go Junior Year but this is optional • Sources: Interactors, RYLA grads, Club, Foreign Language Classes

  12. July - November Recruit Outbounds, conduct interviews December31 - Outbound Apps due March – May: Place Inbounds, Home Interviews Early Spring: OutboundOrientation for So. Cal held in Camarillo Mid July: Host Family & Counselor Training Mid to Late August: Inboundstudents arrive and Outbounds Depart 2nd Weekend in Sept.:InboundSo. Cal. Rotary Orientation in Lake Elsinore TIMELINE

  13. How Do We Host a Student? • Appoint Club YEO/Counselor (can be same person) • Let District YEO know of interest in Hosting (students placed in Spring) • Board Approval for Hosting a Student • Budget approx. $1,500 to cover student’s expenses - $100 Mo. Stipend, Misc., District Conference, RYLA, etc. • Confirm 1st Host Family & possible 2nd & 3rd families • Can co-host with nearby Rotary Club

  14. Appoint Club YEO Club YEO attends District Assembly New Generations Session RI has Host Family primer & other materials on RI website District YEO has a FAQ sheet for potential host families Let Interactors know about program – may want to go abroad or be host family Offer Outbound scholarship to help deserving student go abroad HOW DO WE PROMOTE RYE?

  15. HOST FAMILY SOURCES • Club members – Club YEO should ask in person • Interact Club, RYLA Grads • Student’s friends at school • Families of Outbound Students • Hosts do NOT Have to be Rotarians as long as they are willing and suitable • Sources: Friends, Neighbors, Church • Ideally students have 2-3 host families – length of time is totally flexible

  16. HOST FAMILY &COUNSELOR ORIENTATION • Held in mid-July before students arrive • Covers Host Family and Counselor Responsibilities, answer questions • Helps Families understand program & rules, cycles of homesickness, adaptation • Discuss Expectations • Go over the planned YE Activities

  17. ROTARY COUNSELOR • Is available to student for the whole year • Meets with student at least once a month • Helps find & Interview Host Families • Provides Counseling & Support • Develops trust and good rapport • Watches out for signs of abuse or harassment • Former Host Parents make good Counselors • Counselor has to be Rotarian

  18. YOUTH ABUSE AND HARASSMENT PREVENTION • New Policy from RI – Applies worldwide • Host Families & Counselors undergo a basic criminal background check • We have Youth Abuse & Harassment Prevention Policy & Committee for District • Follow RI Stmt of Conduct for working with Youth • All Districts in SCANEX are certified for Youth Exchange

  19. Multi-District Program: Rotary YES/SCANEX STEP & LTEP Program – Eligible Students Timeline: Place INBOUNDS in Spring & Recruit OUTBOUNDS in Fall Promote RYE: Club YEO, Recruit Outbound Student Brochure & FAQ handouts are available Safety of students is foremost REVIEW

  20. YOUTH EXCHANGE CHANGES LIVES

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