SOME OTHER YOUTH EXCHANGES WILL BE RESTORED. *
31.07.2012
In May, our Gymnasia was visited by four Americans under the auspices of Rotary professional exchanges. Besides, we were visited by Mark Whitfield, the coordinator of Rotary children exchange projects in the U.S., who met with local Interact and Rotaract members, some Gymnasia pupils and teachers.
Unfortunately, in 2009 Ukraine had no opportunity to participate in the project. Yesterday we received a letter, which said that there were no obstacles in restoring such student exchanges. We expect that in the academic year of 2013-2014 already we will receive an American schoolgirl, and our Gymnasia pupil will go for a year to the United States.
Rotary exchanges are a kind of analogue of the FLEX program, but with the difference that travel expenses are paid by the applicants themselves. A year stay ends with visiting almost all U.S. states at the Rotary expense. The last FCG participant of such exchanges was Victoria Bryk, who graduated from the Gymnasia this year.
