Rotary Youth Exchange - La Crosse Area
Rotary Youth Exchange
BUILDING PEACE ONE YOUNG PERSON AT A TIME.
Students become global citizens while they learn a new language and discover a different culture!
High school students are sponsored by Rotary clubs in more than 40 countries!
What is Youth Exchange?
Each year, more than 8,000 young people from 40 countries have the opportunity of a lifetime to live in another country and see the world from a new perspective through Rotary Youth Exchange. This could be your year!
We offer both short term (6 - 8 weeks) and long term (11 months) exchange opportunities. As a Rotary Youth Exchange participant, you will live with host families in a country other than your own. You will learn a new way of living, maybe a new language, and come away knowing a great deal more about yourself.
As you are learning, you will also be teaching those around you as a young ambassador, helping to bring the world closer together, making many new friends in the process.
TWO EASY STEPS TO APPLY
Attend the OUTBOUND INFORMATIONAL MEETING on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 6:00pm at the Onalaska Library Meeting Room, 741 Oak Ave. S., Onalaska, WI
This meeting is intended for both students and their partents or guardians
Complete an OUTBOUND INTERVIEW on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 5:30-7:30pm at the Onalaska Library Meeting Room, 741 Oak Ave. S., Onalaska, WI 54650
SHORT TERM EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Rotary reciprocal summer exchange experience
HIGH SCHOOL STUDY ABROAD
BECOME A HOST FAMILY
