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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Modesto Sister Cities International (MSCI) is seeking high school and college applicants for the annual Youth Exchange Program this summer. The purpose of the program is to promote international understanding and friendship, and to give our students a chance to experience another culture first-hand. Successful applicants will act as Youth Ambassadors representing not only the City of Modesto but also California and the United States. Students will stay with selected families of the host-city and will be provided with an extensive array of educational programs, cultural activities, and field trips during their visit. </span></p> <p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style='color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span style='color:navy'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="../pdf/Promo%20flyer%202007.pdf"><span style='color:navy'>Kurume Youth Exchange Flyer</span></a>!!&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp; <b><span style='color:maroon'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:maroon'>&nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="../pdf/msci_laval_exchange.pdf"><span style='color:navy'>Laval Youth Exchange Flyer</span></a>!!</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> &nbsp;</span></b></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kurume/Modesto exchange: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> </span>Summer 2011</p> <p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Arrival and departure dates are approximate) </span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>KURUME, JAPAN </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> This Youth Exchange program was started in 1992. Kurume is a city of 250,000 people located on the southern-most island of Kyushu. In Kurume, the program is managed by the Kurume International Exchange Association (KIEA). The Kurume program is highly structured. Students selected for this program will have the opportunity to visit cities such as Kyoto, Osaka, and Nagasaki, as well as participate in various cultural activities. The students will also participate in their annual Water Festival activities, including marching in the parade. Japanese language is not required for selection in this program. Some basic Japanese phrases will be included as part of the orientation program. </span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Laval/Modesto exchange: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> Stanislaus County students will visit Laval from Friday, June 10 through Sunday, July 2. <br> Laval students will visit Modesto on various dates depending on their internship program.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Arrival and departure dates are approximate) </span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cost: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> Approximately $1500 is needed for airfare to Japan. There are additional expenses for passports, health insurance, gifts for host families, and spending money.</span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chaperones: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> Accompanying students to Japan will be one male and one female. Additional chaperones will be added as needed. </span></p> <p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Students traveling to France will not be chaperoned.</span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Application Process: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> All forms in the Modesto Sister Cities Summer Youth Exchange Application Packet must be completed. Also, two references, a current photo of the applicant and one of the applicant s family, and a personal letter explaining why the applicant would like to travel to this city. </span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Forms and Requirements</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> Since the Youth Exchange Program is a function of Modesto Sister Cites International, all travelers need to be members of MSCI. This can be done at the minimum level of $20.00. Membership levels can be accessed and printed out on the MSCI Member and Interest Form.<a href="../pdf%2004/Modesto%20Sister%20Cities%20Member%20and%20Interest%20Sheet.pdf">&nbsp; </a>Accepted applicants will be required to purchase (at a low cost) medical health insurance provided through Sister Cities International. Successful applicants and their parents/guardian will be asked to sign a  hold harmless agreement with Modesto Sister Cities International and provide all emergency information required by MSCI. Applicants are selected on the basis of academic achievement, community involvement, good citizenship, and recommendation of community members and school staff. Personalities must be adaptable, flexible and sensitive to group dynamics, ability to be a team player as demonstrated by applicant s recommendations from references and educational professionals. Modesto residents currently enrolled as a 9th, 10th, or 11th grader in a local high school are eligible to apply. All applicants must be available for a personal interview. </span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Orientations: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> All students and chaperones will be REQUIRED to attend orientation sessions (parents will be required to attend some, but not all of the orientation sessions). These sessions will vary depending on the country you will be visiting. The orientation sessions are designed to help the students with basic language skills, acquaint them with the life and culture of the city and country they will visit, assist them with travel arrangements, and provide any other information needed to make these trips a success. </span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Other information: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> All exchange programs are reciprocal. Families of students chosen for this program will be expected to host incoming students. Students may be asked to help promote the exchange program for next year. There will be a mandatory orientation meeting for host families to explain the schedule and expectations. </span></p> <p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Modesto Sister Cities International is a non-profit organization that has five sister cities: Aguascalientes, Mexico; <span class=SpellE>Khmelnitskiy</span>, Ukraine; Kurume, Japan; Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; and Vijayawada, India. Youth Exchanges have taken place for many years with our Sister Cities in Mexico, Canada and Japan. </span></p> <p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For additional information: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> Contact Nancy Holmes at 765-9290 for the Kurume Program.<br> Contact Adrian Harrell at 535-1590 for the Laval Program. </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </span></div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Modesto Sister Cities International * PO Box 580253 * Modesto, CA 95358<br> Email us <a href="mailto:bschut.msci@gmail.com"><span style='color:navy'>Here</span></a></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- var SymRealOnLoad; var SymRealOnUnload; function SymOnUnload() { window.open = SymWinOpen; if(SymRealOnUnload != null) SymRealOnUnload(); } function SymOnLoad() { if(SymRealOnLoad != null) SymRealOnLoad(); window.open = SymRealWinOpen; SymRealOnUnload = window.onunload; window.onunload = SymOnUnload; } SymRealOnLoad = window.onload; window.onload = SymOnLoad; //--> </script>