ROTARY District 6380

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ROTARY District 6380

• Youth Exchange Program
• Host Family Orientation

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International Friendship
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Objectives of the Program

• To further international goodwill and
  understanding
• To enable students to further their education
• To broaden students understanding of different
  cultures, creeds and problems
• To bring home this understanding and pass it on
  to family, friends and community
• To be ambassadors of ROTARY and country

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Host Family Responsibilities

• It is not essential that a host family is
  ROTARIAN
• Supervise school and leisure time activity
• Provide room and board include in family
  activities
• Provide student with their own room if possible
  or share with same sex and age group
• It is not necessary to have children the same
  age, exchanges work well with small or no
  children
• The student is not an honored guest! Students
  should be treated like your own children
• Normal household chores are acceptable

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Responsibilities continued

• The student must adapt to the supervision and
  discipline of the host family, not the other way
  around
• Religion Seldom an issue, but dont force the
  issue if it is
• The host family is not responsible for
• Spending money
• Clothing
• Travel
• Other expenses including phone calls

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Sooo many Responsibilities

• The sponsoring ROTARY club provides a stipend
• Supervise the students spending
• Emergency fund - 350.00 and must be replenished
  if used by student
• Discourage your student from borrowing
• The exchange is a 2 way street, be willing to go
  more than half way to make it a success

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Time for the FOUR Ds

• Dating
• Drinking
• Driving
• Drugs

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Another Happy Host Family!
Group Date
Ferndale Club
Prom Night for Leo Paes Barreto
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First night questions

• What do you want to be called?
• What are your expectations? such as
• Cleaning their room
• Making the bed
• Cleaning up after themselves
• Chores
• What about dirty clothes?
• Using laundry equipment
• Ironing

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More Questions

• When can your student use the shower or bath?
• Where to keep toiletries
• Can they use yours or must buy their own
• When and how meals are provided
• What can student do to help?
• Can your student help themselves to things?
• What areas in the home are off limits?
• Can student rearrange their room as they like?

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Moooore Questions

• Where can I keep my suitcases?
• Smoking, see application
• Application of local ordinance state law
• Bedtime and curfews
• Can friends spend the night?
• Use of computers, TV, other equipment
• Host brothers and sisters likes dislikes

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ROTARY Sponsored Adventures

• Eastern Adventure - March
• Southern Adventure March
• Western Adventure June
• Canadian Adventures - July
• District Events
• Local Club Events
• Note Not all activities are ROTARY activities,
  be sure you know

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Lets leave while its still dark!
Feels like yesterday
On the way to the Western Adventure from Ferndale!
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Sexual Harassment

• Understand there are cultural differences
• Be sensitive to the students comfort levels with
  you and others in your family
• Be aware of things in your home that can create
  an uncomfortable environment, such as
• Explicit media
• Photographs
• Language
• Websites

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Counselors

• Gender specific
• Duties to help student, host families, club and
  school have a successful experience
• Set up and coordinate bank accounts
• Establish a good relationship with student
• Enroll student in school and remain as point of
  contact
• Coordinate moves between Host Families
• Arrange for students attendance at ROTARY
  activities

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Conclusion (Yesss)

• You tell us!!

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Success, what its all about!
Fake Tattoo Really!