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Short-Term Youth Exchange (STEP) Program: Experience Cultures, Develop Leadership, Foster International Understanding

The Short-Term Youth Exchange (STEP) program is a 4-week direct exchange for young people to experience different cultures, develop leadership skills, and foster international understanding. This program allows students to meet people from other countries and gain a deeper understanding of themselves and the world.

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Short-Term Youth Exchange (STEP) Program: Experience Cultures, Develop Leadership, Foster International Understanding

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  1. Short Term Youth Exchange (STEP)Michelle Lewis - STEP Co Chair - go2michelle@icloud.com Lorie Alemania – STEP Co Chair - lorie@ppi-ltd.com

  2. Youth Exchange Youth Exchange is one of Rotary International’s structured programs designed to help clubs and districts achieve their service goals in their own communities and in communities abroad, fostering fellowship and goodwill in the process.

  3. What is STEP? The Short-Term Youth Exchange STEP program is about 4 weeks – direct exchange students. You get hosted, your family hosts your host brother or sister. Learn about the culture and the language

  4. Short Term Exchange Goals Youth Exchange • Provides young people with the opportunity to experience cultures other than their own • Gives participants a broader view of the world and a deeper understanding of themselves • Develops leadership and communication skills in youth • Advances international understanding and world peace

  5. Benefits of Youth Exchange Youth Exchange allows students to • Meet people from other countries and experience their culture firsthand • Gain a better understanding of the basic needs we all share and the diversity that makes each culture unique

  6. Youth Exchange History • The first exchanges began in 1927 involving only European students. • Exchanges between California and Latin American countries started in 1939. • Activities spread to the Eastern United States in 1958. • Youth Exchange became an official program of RI in 1972.

  7. Youth Exchange Facts • More than 8,000 students have participate each year in over 60 countries. • 86% of all Rotary districts participate in the Youth Exchange program. • Rotary Youth Exchange is an affordable exchange program. • Rotary Youth Exchange is open to the children or Rotarians and non-Rotarians alike.

  8. Youth Exchange Guidelines Eligible students for the short-term program must be: • Between the ages of 15 and 18 • At the high-school level • Above-average academically • Socially ready to handle living abroad for an extended period

  9. STEP Exchanges • Application process for summer 2015: • October – December 2014 January – March 2015: District finds family in preferred host country • Student expenses about $2200 • Stay with one family/Return with host brother/sister • Families agree who goes first

  10. Resources The following resources are available on the RI Web site: • Youth Exchange section • Youth Exchange Handbook • Primer for Exchange Students • Youth Exchange staff e-mail • Rotary E-Learning Center

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