Youth Exchanges

What Others Are Saying About Youth Exchange…

I just think we can't do enough of this [student exchanges]… And when you get young children traveling internationally, I think they come back different people. And you can't put a price tag -- you can't put a value on that.

U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan

Simple exchanges can break down walls between us, for when people come together and speak to one another and share a common experience, then their common humanity is revealed.

President Barak Obama 

I want to see more exchanges. So the exchange programs should be accelerated, in my view, to include many more opportunities, and we’re going to do that.

U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton

Historical Perspective

•CSIET Founding Paper- 1984

•Response from CCSSO and USIA to President Reagan’s International Youth Exchange Initiative

•Reaction to obvious disconnect between exchange industry practice and USIA standards

CSIET Mission Statement

To identify, promote and supportreputable international youth exchange

programs

Purpose Statement

To identify reputable international youth exchange programs, to provide leadership and support to the exchange and educational communities so that youth are provided with meaningful and safe international exchange experiences, and to promote the importance and educational value of international youth exchange.

Identify•Evaluation/Compliance-audit review process

– Short-term, Long term, Inbound, Outbound

•Applying organizations must submit all long-term programs for evaluation.

– Separate audits for Inbound and Outbound programs.

•Static Annual Cycle– Follows the academic year closely.

•Evaluation Process– Conducted by CSIET staff.

Advisory List Online School Community

Promote

Support

Advocacy: Federal, State and Local Policy

School Outreach: Regional Workshops and School Conferences

Complaint review: Promotion, Host family interviews, Athletics

CSIET Publications – Administrators Guide

Resource tool for U.S. high schools that work—or are interested in working— with international youth exchange programs.

CSIET Model School Policy

Developed in partnership with the secondary-school community to assist American schools in the process of administering successful international student exchange programs (Outbound Policy can be found at www.CSIET.org).

Global Classroom Awards

• Awards program to recognize schools that actively support international youth exchange.

www.CSIET.org

On-Line School Resources

CSIET On-Line School Community

CSIET On-Line School Community

By joining, your school will become part of a larger online community that promotes international student exchange programs. Signing up is quick, FREE and easy! Once signed up, you will start receiving periodic e-mail updates, electronic monthly newsletters, discounts on conference registrations and bulk purchases of CSIET publications.

Also, all schools that join will be registered for a free, advance copy of the next CSIET Advisory List (published in May of 2012).

Go towww.CSIET.org/join

and sign up today!

CSIET has launched a new online initiative to connect with schools/districts that engage in

foreign exchange student programs and international education efforts!

www.GetStarted.csiet.org

Customizable Query

Final Report w/ Contact Info

2010/2011 Numbers — Inbound8-YEAR COMPARISON: Exchange Students Coming to U.S.

24,290

25,815

27,97228,268

29,004

27,924

28,142

29,491

24,000

26,000

28,000

30,000

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

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Source: Application for programs applying for CSIET 2011-2012 Listing (November 2010).

2010/2011 Numbers — Outbound8-YEAR COMPARISON: U.S. Students Going Aboard

2,619

2,344

2,200

2,359

2,255

2,016

1,980

1,979

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Source: Application for programs applying for CSIET 2011-2012 Listing (November 2010).

Where Does Your State Rank?State

2010-11 Year or Semester

InboundState

2010-11 Year or Semester

Inbound1 1 Michigan 2,445 27 Nebraska 4201 2 Texas 2,067 1 28 Tennessee 3971 3 California 1,722 1 29 Alabama 3391 4 Minnesota 1,420 30 Mississippi 3081 5 Ohio 1,283 31 Massachusetts 2981 6 Wisconsin 1,277 32 Montana 2951 7 Washington 1,197 33 South Carolina 292 8 Pennsylvania 994 34 Nevada 280 9 Indiana 976 35 Maine 279 10 Oregon 929 36 Louisiana 2621 11 New York 921 37 Maryland 2551 12 Illinois 837 38 New Jersey 208 13 Colorado 734 39 South Dakota 206 14 Florida 724 40 West Virginia 188 15 Oklahoma 713 41 New Hampshire 1831 16 Missouri 676 42 Connecticut 153 17 Kansas 652 43 Vermont 142 18 Virginia 650 1 44 Alaska 129 19 North Carolina 597 45 New Mexico 1181 20 Iowa 594 46 Wyoming 114 21 Arizona 590 47 North Dakota 88 22 Idaho 492 48 Delaware 81 23 Georgia 478 1 49 Hawaii 72 24 Utah 455 1 50 Rhode Island 58 25 Arkansas 454 1 51 District of Columbia 27 26 Kentucky 422 TOTAL 29,491

2010-11 Rank

2010-11 Rank

Source: Application for

programs applying for

CSIET 2011-2012 Listing (November

2010).

Where Does Your State Really Rank? Percentage of Exchange Students to U.S. High School Students

U.S. State

Percentage of Exchange Student

to U.S. High School Students

U.S. State

Percentage of Exchange Student

to U.S. High School Students

1 1 Montana 0.655% 1 27 Ohio 0.222%1 2 Idaho 0.603% 28 Kentucky 0.213%1 3 South Dakota 0.527% 29 Delaware 0.210%1 4 Oregon 0.516% 30 Arizona 0.187%1 5 Minnesota 0.515% 31 Pennsylvania 0.172% 6 Vermont 0.473% 1 32 Virginia 0.171% 7 Kansas 0.469% 33 Texas 0.158% 8 Nebraska 0.468% 1 34 Alabama 0.156% 9 Michigan 0.457% 35 District of Columbia 0.151% 10 Wisconsin 0.449% 36 Louisiana 0.145% 11 Maine 0.439% 37 North Carolina 0.139% 12 Wyoming 0.430% 38 South Carolina 0.139% 13 Oklahoma 0.404% 1 39 Tennessee 0.138% 14 Iowa 0.391% 40 Hawaii 0.135% 15 Washington 0.360% 41 Illinois 0.131% 16 Arkansas 0.331% 42 Rhode Island 0.122% 17 Alaska 0.312% 43 New Mexico 0.119% 18 Indiana 0.309% 44 New York 0.110% 19 Colorado 0.308% 45 Massachusetts 0.102% 20 Utah 0.293% 46 Georgia 0.102% 21 North Dakota 0.286% 47 Maryland 0.095% 22 New Hampshire 0.282% 48 Florida 0.093% 23 Missouri 0.239% 1 49 Connecticut 0.087% 24 West Virginia 0.226% 1 50 California 0.086% 25 Mississippi 0.225% 1 51 New Jersey 0.051%1 26 Nevada 0.224% United States 0.198%

2010-11 Rank

2010-11 Rank

1 Source of High School Student Population: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2006-07 (prepared September 2008).

Where Does Your State Rank?Number of Exchange Students Hosted

Other, 15,181, 52%

Michigan, 2,445, 9%

Texas, 2,067, 7%

California, 1,722, 6%

Minnesota, 1,420, 5%

Ohio, 1,283, 4%

Wisconsin, 1,277, 4%

Washington, 1,197, 4%

Pennsylvania, 994, 3%

Oregon, 929, 3%

Indiana, 976, 3%

Source: Application for programs applying for

CSIET 2011-2012 Listing (November

2010).

Where Are They Coming From?

Italy, 996, 3%

Spain, 993, 3%

Japan, 755, 3%

Denmark, 751, 3%

Thailand, 1,275, 4%

Norway, 1,051, 4%

Korea, South, 1,742, 6%

Brazil, 1,983, 7%

China, 2,292, 8%

Germany, 7,953, 27%Other, 9,700,

32%

Source: Application for programs applying for

CSIET 2011-2012 Listing (November 2010).

Curriculum

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National School Conference: 

"Building Generations of Youth Exchange" 

Oct. 28-29, 2011

Keynote Address by Mr. Kelly Aramaki

www.HostStudents.org

Questions, Answers & Discussion