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Youth Exchange
Youth Exchange
Imagine....
... your daughter were to spend one high school year in a foreign country, living with an EO family and going to a local school ... your son were to take a sabatical year off after high school, traveling 20 countries, and in each, living with an EO family for 2 weeks and discovering the EO member‘s business
... your daughter were to do an internship of 3 months abroad during college in an EO member‘s company, discovering a new culture while learning on the job
Imagine...
... your child were bilingual when starting college ... your child had met and had been inspired by several entrepreneurs and several cultures before he finished university ... two young people would become life-time friends who otherwise would not have met
Imagine...
... the paths of two EO families from different sides of the planet would cross in the most unexpected yet meaningfull way ... hundreds of student exchanges per year within EO, touching hundreds of EO families, would make our global network an even tighter knit ... and contribute to making this world a little smaller
Summary value proposition
Sneak Preview intership
Summer job
abroad
Family exchange
International internship
High school experience
abroad
Age group
Typical duration
Primary purpose
Stay with EO family
Stay in EO company
Remuneration
High school
College/University
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optional
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2-6 months 1-3 months 1-4 weeks 1-12 months 1-3 weeks
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international learning
experience
experience abroad &
earn money
discover business world & new culture
experience abroad, learn
language
make friends & discover new world
Qualification
Family exchange
Cost
Visitor
Host
Target age group: 13-18 (while in high school)
Must have a child of the same age.
Cost of travel Out of pocket expenses Health care, insurance
Stay with an EO family in a foreign country for 1-3 weeks and go to school with host child and/or spend holiday with host family .
Expectation
Accomodation, food Any family activities (incl. cost of famiiy travel or holidays).
Reciprocity (i.e. host child to return visit and to stay with visitor family) is expected but not mandatory.
Some thoughts: • Two chapters may want to organise a chapter-family exchange with several adolescents visiting at the same time.
• Exchange may include a few days for both families to get together. • Parties may wish to include a „business sneak preview“ with an opportunity for
visitor to discover the host family company and entrepreneurial story.
Qualification
High school experience abroad
Cost
Visitor
Host
Target age group: 15-18 (while in high school)
Must have at least one child living under same roof – but not necessarily in the same age.
Cost of travel Out of pocket expenses Health care, insurance School tuition Any extra activities, sports Clothing
Stay with EO family and go to a local school for anything from 1 month to a year (duration to be agreed between parties).
Expectation
Accomodation, food Any family activities (incl. cost of famiiy travel or holidays).
Reciprocity (i.e. host family will not necessarily send a child to visitor family) is not expected but always welcome.
Qualification
Sneak preview internship
Cost
Visitor
Host
Target age group: 13-18 (while in high school or during summer after high school).
Must have at least one child living under same roof – but not necessarily in the same age.
Cost of travel Out of pocket expenses Health care, insurance Any extra activities, sports Clothing Cost of travel to work
Stay with EO family and do an „internship light“ in host family company, with a purpose to discover business world. Duration: 1-4 weeks.
Expectation
Accomodation, food Any family activities (incl. cost of famiiy travel or holidays).
Host entrepreneur expected to devote some time to explain business. Reciprocity is not required.
Some thoughts: • This short-term internship should not be remunerated.
Qualification
Summerjob abroad
Cost
Visitor
Host
Target age group: 16-25 (while in high school or college / university).
All costs
To work in an EO member company for 1-3 months.
Expectation
Remuneration (same as what local students would get).
Host entrepreneur expected to devote some time to explain business Reciprocity is not required.
Some thoughts: • Any offering to stay with the host family is welcome but not mandatory – up to parties to agree.
• Primary objective is to earn some money in a foreign country. Work may include blue colar work and vacation replacement. Parties to ensure compliance with any immigration regulations, work permits etc.
Qualification
International internship
Cost
Visitor
Host
Target age group: 18-25 (while in college / university).
All costs
Internship in the company of an EO member. Duration 2-6 months.
Expectation
Remuneration (same as what local students would get for a high quality internship).
Host entrepreneur expected to devote some time to explain business and entrepreneurial story. Reciprocity is not required.
Some thoughts: • Any offering to stay with the host family is welcome but not mandatory – up to parties to agree.
• Primary objective is to learn and get a professional experience. Visiting student will be expected to perform and contribute in a meaningful manner.
Visitor
General rules of engagement
Host
• Must ensure is properly covered for heathcare, personal liability insurance and any other insurance – needs may vary significantly from country to country.
• Must ensure compliance with immigration, visa requirements or other regulations.
• Expected to adopt to host family rules, culture and customs.
• Expected to participate in family activities when staying at an EO members‘ home.
• Must have at least one child living under same roof (any age).
• Will not be compensated for living expenses (lodging, food etc) and cost of any family activities.
• Expected to treat visitor like their own
children and share family lifestyle.
• In case of any working/internship experience: EO member expected to devote some time with visiting student to explain business and entrepreneurial story.
EO‘s exclusive role will be to orchestrate the match-making process between EO children ready to go international and EO host families ready to enrich their daily life – EO will not be responsible for the organisation or sucess of any experience.
EO needs you
This is what we need to make it happen: 1. Champions: Members or spouses that will be the member-leaders for EO Youth
Exchange (maybe 2-3 spouses would like to team up?)
2. Sponsors: A member company that would sponsor the programming of a match-making website and/or members willing to sponsor financially (30 donations of $1.000 ?)
3. Innovators: Families who are willing to host a child or send own child abroad
