North Star Rotary International Youth Exchange

We’re so pleased to offer an online training course that satisfies the Department of State’s annual training requirement for club exchange officers and committee members, including inbound student counselors. It will record the date you have completed the training.  This way, our auditor will see that each committee member is participating in the necessary annual training.

There are four modules (Learn the Basics, Host Family Training, Inbound Student, Outbound Student).  You can take one module a day or take all four modules in one sitting.  You can repeat a module as many times as you want.  It takes approximately 30 minutes to complete all four modules.

We ask that every member of a club’s Youth Exchange committee plan on completing the modules once a year.

PLEASE ensure that each committee member takes this training by December 15, 2011.

The Club Officer Youth Exchange Manual will still be very useful.  Contact Diane at the Youth Exchange Office if you are in need of a manual diane.confer@comcast.net.

Click here to begin your training

The new application for the 2012-13 school year is available under the “Prospective Students” tab. Please read the directions carefully, and take your time when you write your essay.

If your local club is not involved with the program, please call Diane Confer at 763-553-1604 for a referral to a different club.

Be a fan of North Star Rotary Youth Exchange on Facebook. Look for “North Star Rotary Youth Exchange,” “Rotary Youth Exchange” and “Rotex – North Star Rotary Youth Exchange.”

• Inbound Orientation, Sept. 10 at Roseville Middle School. For all new inbound student and their host parents
• Applications due to clubs, Sept. and Oct. Check with your local club for exact dates

Map to Roseville Middle School

Four decades of Rotex gathered at David and Sally Franke’s house last Saturday evening.  The North Star Youth Exchange Program has certainly influenced the lives of many, many people over the years.

It was a true launch party — nearly 80 former exchange students, Rotarians and friends set sail on Lake Minnetonka to celebrate youth exchange and our new identity as North Star Youth Exchange.

The logo and new name was unveiled to cheers.

“We wanted something that would show that we’re more than just a district number,” said immediate past district chair Chysanne Manoles of the former name, Rotary Youth Exchange 5950-5960.”North Star shows the heritage of our area, but also speaks to the great journeys that exchange students take.”

Expect to see the North Star name on posters, pins, brochures and websites.