Rotary Youth Exchange provides thousands of young people with the opportunity to experience people and other cultures and promote international understanding and peace.
 
The purpose of the Rotary Youth Exchange program is to build bridges of friendship and understanding among people of the world.  We accomplish this by providing opportunities for high school students to live for a year in a foreign country and learn to assimilate into the country’s culture and language.
 
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Acting as ambassadors of goodwill while they are on exchange, the students live with two or more appropriate host families during the exchange period and attend high school or pre-university schooling.  
 
Caloundra Rotary is proud to be sponsoring two students in 2018 - one outgoing to France and one incoming from France. 
 
For inbound students, Caloundra Rotary is responsible for finding host families and arranging for schooling, in addition to providing the student with a monthly allowance to help offset the cost of school lunches and other regular expenses.  The student attends our regular meetings at least once a month as a guest, and is involved in club activities, including community and social events. 
 
Outbound students represent our club in their host club, attend one or two meetings before and after their exchange, and send their news back to us to share with club members.
 
Estimated commitment by Caloundra Rotary: $2,200
 
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