STUDENT EXCHANGES
Group Exchanges
Students participate in these exchanges as part of a group and usually have a cultural or language focus. They vary in length from two to five weeks.
The OCDSB / Aix-Marseille-Nice exchange is a 5-week reciprocal exchange primarily for grade 10 and 11 students to learn more about French culture and to develop their language skills while attending school in the Aix-Marseille-Nice area.
The OCSDB / Yamate Gakuin cultural exchange is a 2-week homestay exchange for students from a few west-end high schools. Students from Yamate Gakuin high school near Tokyo stay with OCDSB students for two weeks in April of every 2nd year. OCDSB students then travel to Japan for 2 weeks to stay with a family in July / August of that same year.
Individual Exchanges
There are several independent organizations that organize a variety of student exchanges with a variety of countries. Exchanges can vary in length up to a year long.
- ISE Ontario
Fall 2021 Presentation about Exchanges
- YES CANADA
A Guide to YES Exchange Program
- Rotary - Rotary Foundation (Youth Exchange)
- AFS Interculture Canada
- MEI Academy
- ASSE Canada
- Experiences Canada
- EduTravel for Credit provides high school students in Ontario with a learning experience while traveling around Canada or the world.
- YMCA Summer Work Student Exchange
- Explore French Immersion Program
- Lattitude Global Volunteering
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For more information about any of the above exchanges, please contact
Mr. Sean Oussoren, International Education Coordinator, at 613-239-0314, Ext. 2108.
For more information, please visit:
Ottawa-Carleton Education Network/Exchanges