Rotary International Group Study Exchange

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Rotary InternationalGroup Study Exchange

• What the program is and what it means for the
  East Windsor School System

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What is the GSE?

• The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The
  Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and
  vocational exchange opportunity for young
  business and professional men and women between
  the ages of 25 and 40 and in the early years of
  their professional lives.

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What is the GSE?

• The program provides travel grants for teams to
  exchange visits between paired areas in different
  countries. For four to six weeks, team members
  experience the host country's institutions and
  ways of life, observe their own vocations as
  practiced abroad, develop personal and
  professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

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Goals and Objectives

• The GSE program is designed to develop
  professional and leadership skills among young
  adults, so that they can address the needs of
  their communities and an increasingly global
  world.

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Goals and Objectives

• GSE participants follow an extensive and rigorous
  program of international travel and team
  activities.
• This is not a vacation for the participants.
• They will have Vocational visits, Cultural
  experiences and Fellowship opportunities.

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Vocational Visits

• Provide opportunities to observe vocations as
  practiced in another country.
• Impact team members long-term careers through
  participation in an organized program of study,
  discussion, and reciprocal exchange of ideas in
  their respective fields.

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Cultural Experiences

• Allow participants to study another country and
  its people, language, and institutions through
  experiences in an organized and meaningful host
  program.
• Promote and appreciation of cultural diversity
  worldwide.

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Fellowship Opportunities

• Encourage team members and hosts to meet,
  communicate, and live with each other in a spirit
  of fellowship and goodwill.
• Consider each others problems, aspirations, and
  community concerns.
• Foster lasting friendships and international
  understanding.

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What it means for the East Windsor School System

• Be able to speak to students, parents, and the
  town about the experience of being in a different
  culture.
• Be able to teach students with in my own
  classroom about another country and its culture.
• Be an ambassador for the East Winsor School
  System and Town of East Windsor.