Transcript 3 TYPES - Rotary District 1070

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So what will you do next summer?
Youth Exchange Options for
Name of College or School
Year 11, 12 & 13 students
For Summer 2011
THREE Options are on offer again this year:
1.STEP - Short Term Exchange
2.Camps & Tours
3.New Generations
Presenters: << names of presenters and Clubs>>
Website: Youthexchange.org.uk
Website: www.youthexchange.org.uk
STEP
• Who: You will be 15-19 years old
• When: 3+* Weeks during your Summer Hols
• Two way: Your family hosts your exchange partner in your home
for 3+ weeks, then* you go to their home for the same time.
• Required: Your school will give you a good character reference
• Where to go: you choose! (normally Northern Hemisphere)
• Possibilities:
– Almost any country you fancy – we know which are safe for you.
– in the past young people from around here have exchanged with
Canada, California, Spain, Holland, Brazil –
• Sarah Mason of Peterborough did a STEP to USA last summer…..
Website: Youthribi.org
Website: Youthexchange.org.uk
Camps & Tours
• Usually 10-21 days away in the Summer holidays
• International Groups – only 1 or 2 young people from each country
• Focused on an interest, a hobby or a skill - eg. music, photography, sailing
mountains
• Which Country you go to depends upon your focus
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The Focus can be the country – Germany, Turkey or India
What’s your interest/hobby/skill
Which country do you fancy…
loads of details on the website but latest offers* include:
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India A Learning Adventure Camp
Italy Cremona Music Camp – strings
USA San Diego Calif. Orchestral
Switzerland Climbing in the Valais : one of our students did this camp last year
Taiwan Cycling one of our students from Peterborough did this camp last year
Germany Enjoy Saxony
Turkey 4 small group Camps on History & water sports
*Dettails of last years Camps are visible at and downloadable from the Website: Youthribi.org
Website: Youthexchange.org.uk
New Generations
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A Gap Option?
18-25 age group
3 weeks to 3 months ‘normally'
Individually planned : geographically / subject
Focused on a work or study interest/vocation
Countries depend upon focus
• NB This is an exchange and your family is encouraged to
host in return for your being hosted, not necessarily at
the same time
Website: Youthexchange.org.uk
Want to know more?
1. Speak to Mr Elliott for an information handout to take home.
2. Look at www.Youthexchange.org.uk Where you will find loads of
info and an online enquiry form – cite Peterborough Ortons Rotary
Club
3. Interview We will need to meet you and your parents, at home
4. If you are successful We will let you have a detaled Application
form
5. Timescale: Applications for
• STEP - must be in ideally by the end of December… earlier is best!
• Camps/Tours - ASAP after the Offer you like is published, there
may be only one UK place
• New Generation – at least 3 months before you want to depart
Where
can
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find
out
more?
Your Safety is assured
• "Rotary International is committed to creating and
maintaining the safest possible environment for all
participants in Rotary activities. It is the duty of all
Rotarians, Rotarians’ spouses, partners, and other
volunteers to safeguard to the best of their ability the
welfare of and to prevent the physical, sexual, or
emotional abuse of children and young people with
whom they come into contact."
• You can find out more about Rotary at the following
websites www.rotary.org and www.ribi.org
A paper copy of this presentation can be available from your school contact.
Questions?
We are here to answer them
or
Email us..
or
Website: Youthribi.org
…or ask us on your way out…
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Colin Yarwood D1070