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Mailing
Address
Suite
486
65
Cedar Pointe Drive
Barrie,
Ontario
L4N
9R3
Tel
705 722 9440
Fax
705 722 9441
info@iseontario.on.ca
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Exchange
Programs
Students
Elementary
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Three-Month
Exchange Program for Secondary Students
Apply now for the 2010 /
2011 Exchange Program!
French
Language:
France,
Switzerland
(French Cantons)
Belgium
(two months)
International
Languages:
Germany, Spain
Italy
(Milan),
STEP 1:
Download
The Recommendation Form
STEP 2:
Submit the completed Recommendation Form to your school
exchange contact, then
Download The Full Application Form
OR
Use The Interactive Application Form
(complete the form on screen using editable PDF; you must then print the entire form, obtain the required signatures and attachments before submitting)
Download Program Information for more details
Information for York Region District School Board Students
STEP 3:
Submit the completed Full Application Form to your school exchange contact.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
EXCHANGE - ONTARIO, a registered not-for-profit corporation, is
offering to Ontario
students a variety of reciprocal exchange programs in Europe
and in Quebec. Affordable student exchanges with an educational focus were
first organized by The Ontario Ministry of Education in the
1970s and the Ministry continues to support such programs.
Included among the ISE ONTARIO. European
exchange partners are the Ministry of Education offices that
were exchange partners of the Ontario Ministry until it ceased
its direct involvement in student exchanges.
The primary
goal of ISE ONTARIO
is to provide
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The best
possible programs
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For the greatest number of students
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At the
lowest possible cost.
ISE
ONTARIO is totally committed to providing a service to students,
families and teachers through a
dedicated and experienced
staff working in close collaboration with reliable exchange
partner organizations,
and with Ontario
education authorities including board and school personnel.
Both the visiting and the
Ontario
students thus have contact persons to provide support during
both the hosting period and the period away from home.
ISE
ONTARIO
exchange programs are opportunities for students:
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To
develop language skills through complete immersion
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To share
their family and school life with their partner
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To
increase cultural awareness through direct experience
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To
enhance understanding and tolerance of others
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To gain
confidence, responsibility and self-reliance
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To come
home with a new appreciation of their own country
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To
prepare for 21st century life in the global village
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To
establish personal relationships that may last a lifetime
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NOTE:
Individual SEMESTER and SCHOOL-YEAR exchanges can be arranged
upon request.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION and TIME LINE
These ISE
ONTARIO programs are reciprocal school-based student exchanges
that focus on language learning, cultural understanding,
appreciation and acceptance of others, self-awareness and
lasting contacts. Students apply in one school year and the
exchange takes place during the next school year:
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December
through March & April ... Students complete the application process
through their school.
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late April,
May ... Successful applicants are matched with a student
of similar age
and interests.
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June,
July ... Students receive information about a proposed partner
and upon
acceptance begin
corresponding.
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August to
November ... Visiting students arrive in August and spend between 10 and 12 weeks in their
partner’s home and school.
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February
to May ... Ontario
students leave in February to spend a similar period with
their partner.
PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
Students
applying for ISE ONTARIO
programs must:
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Be no
more than 17 years old during the school year of the
exchange
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Be
enrolled in school for the entire school year of the
exchange
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Have
above average academic standing and good attendance record
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Be
active, outgoing, well-liked, responsible
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Be
recommended by their teachers and school principal
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Have a
home that: is clean and orderly; has adequate space for
the visiting partner; is free of substance
abuse,
physical abuse, or any other form of abuse
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Have a
family that: is warm, caring and open to other peoples;
can host a student in a supervised, safe
and comfortable
atmosphere; can provide for all meals and cost of family
activities for their guest student
during the hosting
period
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Have a
family that is willing and able to speak English at home
during the hosting period ( *most visiting students
view an exchange as an English language experience )
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Have
parent (s) / guardian (s) who can provide a clear criminal
record check and secure home environment
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Have at
least one course in or have acquired a basic knowledge of
the language of the exchange country
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Plan
courses during the exchange year with care and arrange
with teachers in advance to complete requirements for
credits
PROGRAM
COSTS
Participation
costs for the 2010-2011 program are $2350 ( $2550 where
connecting flight within Ontario to/from Toronto are
required ), with payment by installments during
the exchange year. Program
fees include:
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$250
application fee
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International
air travel accompanied by Ontario
escort(s)
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Connecting
surface travel in Ontario
and surface or air travel in the host country, where
required
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Travel
insurance:
cancellation and interruption, AND emergency medical /
hospital
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Orientation
or activity day in the host country
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ISE
administration fee
Not included
in the program fee is personal spending money.
STEP 1:
Download
The Recommendation Form
STEP 2:
Submit the completed Recommendation Form to your school
exchange contact, then
Download
The
Full Application Form
STEP 3:
Submit the completed Full Application Form to your school exchange contact.
You can also
Download
Program Information for more details.
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