YEP
Youth (Student) Exchange Programme
As a Rotary Youth Exchange student, you will spend up to a year living with (Rotary) host families and attend High School (normally Year 12 equivalent) in a different country.
You will learn a new way of living/culture, a great deal about yourself and maybe learn a new language or improve/hone your current LOTE.
Importantly, you will also be an ambassador, teaching people you meet about your country, our heritage, and ideas. With an aim of bringing the world a lot closer, making some good friends (and maybe life-long) in the process.
The programme began around 1939. More than 80 countries and over 8,000 students per annum participate. Students and host families have broaden their horizons through this programme.
The programme is administered at the Regional level through District zones and at local club level.
Links for further information:
Rotary International YEP site:
Rotary International YEP Brochure:
District 9550 (our district) YEP Committee:
Below is our club’s history of participation:-
| Position | 1990/91 | 1991/92 | 1992/93 | 1993/94 | 1994/95 | 1995/96 |
| Youth Exchange Student, inbound | Ray Hall, USA | Sylvia Thone, Germany | Brede Abbedissen, Norway | Sorowan Jencharoenwattana, Thailand (ret’d early) | Josephine LeFebvre from Belgium, andTomoko Katagiri, Japan | Martin Camperweale, Argentina andMary Jean from South Africa |
| Youth Exchange Student, outbound | Paul Healy, toGermany | Leith Hawkins to Alaska, and Sara Gibberd to Norway | Ngaio Spencer to Belgium | Wendy Purchase to Finland | Heidi Erkkila to Finland and Raechelle Weston to Norway | |
| Ambassadorial Scholar | Molly Cummings from USA,Colleen Young to USA | Nicole Lee to UKMaria Stevens and Paul Bisset both from USA | Janice Sarinci and Helen Wycherley |
| Position | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 |
| Youth Exchange Student, inbound | Juliana Viera, BrazilTomoko Suzuki from Japan | Michael Larsen from Denmark, Melanie Donald from Zimbabwe | Molly Baen from USA, Eiko Zamaguchi from Japan and JuJaa (aka Sue) from Hungary | Sebastien Verbeke from Belgium | Steve Smith from Canada | Masimba Kuchera from Zimbabwe |
| Youth Exchange Student, outbound | Kathy Rowe to Thailand, Katie Robinson to Denmark, Susan Gough to Belgium | Tiffany Patrick to Norway | Samantha Hawke to Brazil, Amanda Threfall to Germany | Alison Neal to Zimbabwe, Jackie Clarke to Canada, andTamara Hogan to Zimbabwe | Kimberley Orr to Denmark | Nicole Smith to USA |
| Ambassadorial Scholar | Irene Jacovos to India | Jedadiah (Jed) Gilchrist from USA | Mariko Abu from JapanJanelle Gibson-Hughes to Austria |
| Position | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 |
| Youth Exchange Student, inbound | Marian Bobillo from France,Jose Alonso Arce Valdivia from Peru | Marissa Van Druten from Holland, Huang Yu (aka FanFan or Telstra) from Japan, who came back to study at JCU | Nicole Brulhart from Switzerland, Merryn Skea from South Africa | Aaron Fritsch from USA, andDanilo Roque from Brazil,
Ame`lie Bataille from France |
Ana Coaguila from Peru | Tamami Miyakoshi from Japan |
| Youth Exchange Student, outbound | Janelle Scheuber to Denmark, and Cara Gillman to Brazil | Emma Bearne to Netherlands | Aisley Duff to Peru, and Katie Greenwell to Germany | Natasha Lourie and Makula Kiyingi to Belgium | Sarah Ashby to Japan, and Kaitlyn Schuck to Slovakia | |
| Ambassadorial Scholar | Debra Garneau from USA | Brennan Arden from USA |
| Position | 2008/09 | 2009/2010 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
| Youth Exchange Student, inbound | Zac Lavender from USA | Joao Paulo de Silva (JP) from Brazil | Eric Boudesteijn from Holland, and Jordan (Jo) Combs from USA | Konstantin (Konsti ) Beuttner from Germany | Augusto from Peru | Mako from Japan |
| Youth Exchange Student, outbound | Alexandria Weyand to Finland | Tristan Symonds to Germany | to Japan | Rachael Hobbs to Japan | ||
| Ambassadorial Scholar | Lindsey Nieralka from USA |
