Looking for New Outbounds for 2018-19 School Year!

Posted by Toni Pabon on Sep 14, 2017
We are looking for new Outbounds for going abroad next year.  
 

Eligibility

  • Not YOUNGER than 15.5 on August 1, 2018
  • Not OLDER than 18.5 on August 1, 2018
  • A minimum of 2.75 GPA or student ranking in the top 50% of class

What is Rotary Youth Exchange?

  • Opportunity to learn a new culture and language
  • Opportunity to be an ambassador
  • Opportunity to make friends for a lifetime
  • It’s a year of adventure
Rotary District 6250, as part of the Central States Rotary Youth Exchange program, sends and receives students to/from 40 countries:
 
Australia
Greece
Paraguay
Argentina
Hungary
Peru
Belgium
India
Poland
Brazil
Indonesia
Spain
Chile
Italy
Sweden
Croatia
Japan
Switzerland
Denmark
South Korea
Taiwan
Estonia
Latvia
Thailand
Finland
Lithuania
Zambia
France
Mexico
+ many more
Germany
Norway
(List is subject to change)

The Application Process

STEP 1.
  • Talk with your parents and get their approval and support
STEP 2.
STEP 3.
  • You are contacted by a Rotary Representative
STEP 4.
  • You are connected with a Local Rotary Club which will sponsor you
STEP 5.
  • You and your family are interviewed by your local Rotary Club representative
STEP 6.
  • You are given the link to start the Full Application Online
STEP 7.
  • Make appointment for a physical with your doctor
STEP 8.
  • Make appointment for a check up with your dentist
STEP 9.
  • Get a copy of your birth certificate.  It must be validated/issued on or AFTER JUNE 1
STEP 10.
  • Apply for a passport or renew your passport if it expires on or before December 31 the year you return
STEP 11.
  • Complete the Full Application Online
STEP 12.
  • Complete the Application Supplemental Documents (sent via email link)
STEP 13.
  • Attend the District Outbound Orientation Interviews (First Sunday of November)
STEP 14.
  • Acceptance or Rejection notification takes place 1-2 days after interviews
STEP 15.
  • Start Preparing for your exchange...(more details to come)
 
****Steps are listed in preferred order, but do not have to be completed exactly in the order listed above.
 
Please share with students/parents who would be interested.  More information can be found online.  CLICK HERE.