TXMary2 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Does anyone have any experience with their student doing a Foreign Exchange program? My son is interested in possibly doing a semester in Russia, his senior year. He is taking Russian and really in to it. What organizations have a good reputation? I'd love links or anything you can share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 You and your son should investigate the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) "The State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) provides merit-based scholarships to U.S. high school students and recent graduates interested in learning less-commonly studied foreign languages. Eligibility Requirements All applicants must be: * A U.S. citizen who is currently enrolled in or just graduated from high school; * 15-to-18.5 years old at the start of the program; * have a minimum GPA of 2.5. Languages Offered There are seven languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian, Russian and Turkish." I've no first hand experience, but this program is well regarded. My daughter has a friend who valued her participation in their similar program for college aged students. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegro Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 There's a Rotary Youth Exchange Program run by the Rotary Club - it's a well-respected program and apparently has existed for over 75 years. Here's the link: http://www.rotary.org/en/studentsandyouth/youthprograms/rotaryyouthexchange/Pages/ridefault.aspx I would really like to do an exchange or study abroad sometime, so I'll be following this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Does anyone have any experience with their student doing a Foreign Exchange program? My son is interested in possibly doing a semester in Russia, his senior year. He is taking Russian and really in to it. What organizations have a good reputation? I'd love links or anything you can share. I was a summer exchange student through AFS to Germany. There were also a number of AFS exchange students attending my high school. I was pretty impressed with the administration. There was a point where my mom got worried because she hadn't been getting my letters (they'd moved and I was using the wrong city). The country head of AFS called to make sure I was ok and made me call home. I know of a couple people who were put with new families over the course of the summer because if issues with the host families. (In my mind, you can't 100% screen for possible conflicts. But you can have an organization that is watching out for the kids and takes action when something comes up.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Would you be satisfied with a more informal arrangement? If so can you use your own network of contacts to locate folks living in Russia that your son could live with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMary2 Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Thank you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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