INBOUND ORIENTATION & TRAINING
Required for all Inbound Students.
Our inbound students begin arriving in August. By mid-September, we hold a training specifically for our Inbound students to educate them on expectations, culture, and interactions at school and with their host families.
We hold this training on the coast of Oregon, in Twin Rocks.
We stay at the Twin Rocks Friends Camp, in Rock Away beach. Students will experience a campfire with smores, the beach, Seaside and Ecola State Park while on this training.
18705 Hwy 101 N
JANUARY ORIENTATION & TRAINING
Required for Outbound Short-Term students and Long-Term Outbound Candidates and Alternates.
Each January, usually the first weekend, we take our Outbound Students, both those interested in Short Term and Long Term exchanges for a weekend of training at the Oregon 4H Center Over these 3 days we instruct the students regarding budgeting, culture, language, culture shock, food and more.
Rebound and ROTEX students who went on exchange in recent years participate in a panel discussion about common situations that occur during the exchange. Students are encouraged to ask questions.
Parents attend this training and a panel of Rebound parents will provide them with insights into how to cope with and support your student while on exchange. Some of these families have sent ALL of their children on exchange.
Country Fair – The students participate in a country fair to learn more about the areas and countries they would like to consider for exchange. There is an abbreviated version of the fair for the parents as well.
At the end of this training, students will be asked to identify their top 5 considerations for their exchange countries. Don’t be surprised if they change… they often do.
