Welcome to North Star Rotary Youth Exchange

This year, more than 8,600 young people will have the opportunity of a lifetime — a chance to live in another country and see the world from a new perspective through North Star Youth Exchange. This could be your year!

As a North Star Youth Exchange student, you will spend a year living with host families and attending high school in a country other than your own. You will learn a new way of living, maybe even a new language, and a great deal about yourself.

As you are learning, you will also be teaching the people you meet about your country, your culture, and your ideas. You will be a youth ambassador, helping to bring the world closer together and developing great friendships in the process.

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Online Training is Here!

We’re so pleased to offer an online training course that satisfies the Department of State’s annual training requirement for club more »

2012-13 Applications Available

The new application for the 2012-13 school year is available under the “Prospective Students” tab. Please read the directions carefully, more »

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Be a fan of North Star Rotary Youth Exchange on Facebook. Look for “North Star Rotary Youth Exchange,” “Rotary Youth more »

Save The Date: Upcoming Events

• Inbound Orientation, Sept. 10 at Roseville Middle School. For all new inbound student and their host parents • Applications due more »

Rotex Gathering

Four decades of Rotex gathered at David and Sally Franke’s house last Saturday evening.  The North Star Youth Exchange Program more »

North Star Youth Exchange

It was a true launch party — nearly 80 former exchange students, Rotarians and friends set sail on Lake Minnetonka more »

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The Wanderer Blog

Follow the students abroad

"The Wanderer" publishes blog posts for Outbounds, Inbounds, and returned students in Minnesota and Wisconsin about their experiences with Rotary’s North Star Youth Exchange. "Not all who wander are lost." More information »