We are currently hosting three exchange students.

Louise Rodder, from Sweden , has been with us since last July and will leave us in the middle of this year. Isidora Llarena, from Chile and Stephanie Cornejo Dominguez, from Panama , joined us in February. They will spend a year here. We are enjoying these new additions to our school population and look forward to more exchange students joining us later in the year.

Contact Ms King if you wish to know more about the exchange students at Howick College.

The School offers the following international youth exchange opportunities:

1. Rotary Twin Exchange - to Australia for term 2 - "twin" is brought back to N.Z. for term 3. For Year 10/11 students.

2. 6/12month Exchanges for 16-18 year olds are available to:-

U.S.A.	U.K.
Most countries in Europe	Scandinavia
Brasil and Argentina	Japan

Youth Exchange Student Groups include:-

A.F.S	A.S.S.E
E.F	Lions
Rotary	S.E.T
S.T.S

3. USA Summer camps

• Opportunities are available for 18 year olds to work in these camps during the American summer (June to August)

4. Gap Scheme

• Opportunity for 18 year-olds to work as volunteers in schools, caring organisations, outdoor eduction centres, etc. in the UK . 5 – 12 month placements available.
• Food, accommodation and reasonable monetary allowance provided.

5. Four-week GAP experience at the NZ Queenstown Resort College which includes adventure activities and an Outward Bound course.

Note:

• All the International Youth Exchange groups plus Gap Year opportunities have a representative at our Annual Expo in March.
• Information is also available from the Careers Office.