Exchange Programs:
EF High School Year Abroad
An EF High School Year is an student exchange year abroad for youth between 14 and 18 years old. You will live with a host family, and go to a local high school in the country of your choice. With EF, you can travel to the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, Great Britain, France, Germany and NEW this year Hong Kong. You can decide if you want to spend an exchange year or an exchange semester.
This year abroad will give you the chance to have new experiences, become fluent in another language, broaden your horizons, learn about a different country and culture, make new friends and have the time of your life!
For more information, call 1-800-387-1463 or visit www.ef-canada.ca.
Rotary Youth Exchange Program
This program gives you the experience of attending a year of high school in another country. Possible countries include: Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, Norway, Mexico, Columbia, Switzerland, and Taiwan. It is estimated overall that an exchange can cost between $5000-8000 CAD. Each exchange student must be sponsored by a local Rotary Club (Neepawa).
For more information, visit https://www.rotary.org/en/youth-exchanges.
Projects Abroad
Projects Abroad is the leading volunteer abroad organization. We offer a diverse range of international service projects, plus the opportunity to become part of one of our volunteer communities abroad. Our continuous presence overseas and unparalleled in-country support from our international staff ensure that your experience will be far more worthwhile and genuine than those of the average tourist.
Some of the destinations include: Argentina, China, Fiji, India, Mexico, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, plus many others. You can work in a variety of areas such as building projects, sports, language courses, teaching, and physical therapy to name just a few. The trips vary in length form 2 weeks to four months and the costs differ based on country and length of stay.
For more information, visit www.projects-abroad.ca.
Encounters With Canada
Spend a week with Encounters with Canada - Canada's largest youth forum! Every week of the school year, 120 to138 teens from across Canada (ages 14-17) come to Ottawa, where they discover their country through each other, learn about Canadian institutions, meet famous and accomplished Canadians, explore exciting career options, develop their civic leadership skills and live an extraordinary bilingual experience. Over 81,000 youth have lived the EWC experience so far!
A different theme each week
- Arts and Culture
- Sports & Fitness
- First Responders
- Medicine & Health
- Canada Remembers
- International Relations
- Communications & Social Media
- Science and Technology
- Law & Our Justice System
- Vimy: Canada’s Coming of Age
- Democracy & Youth
- Science & Ecology
- Experience Canada
Travel costs covered. Program cost is $675. Financial sponsorship is available. Please see Mrs. McMillan.
For more information call 1-800-361-0419 or visit www.encounters-rencontres.ca