Your mid-winter orientation will take place the first weekend in February at the Canadian Ecology Centre in Mattawa Ontario.  This weekend you will meet the future outbounds and will experience many outdoor winter activities. On Sunday morning you will find out about the country you will be going to.

 

Canadian Ecology Centre – Mattawa Ontario.
 

Transportation 
All Transportation to be updated and confirmed as we get closer to the date.

 

• Winter coat and snow pants
• Warm hat and gloves
• Towels and toiletries
• Bedding is supplied
• Regular clothing that you would pack for most travel - something you would wear to school

This is a chance for students and parents to hear from the directly from Youth Exchange Team.  We will cover a variety of topics to get you ready to go on your exchange.  This will include apply for a student visa, health insurance, what students should take, dealing with money transfers and much more.  It is important that your parent(s) attend.

 

We utilize zoom for this meeting rather than travelling to a central location in the district.

 

Each student will prepare a 5-minute presentation in the Foreign Language.  The presentation should include photos and should cover topics such as - Information about you, the City you are from, Rotary Club sponsoring you, Canada, your family, why you want to go on youth exchange.