Orientation for Inbound Exchange Students Rotary District 6670

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Orientation for Inbound Exchange StudentsRotary
District 6670

• September 10, 2006

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Introduction

• Welcome to District 6670
• Our goal for you - The Year of a Lifetime
• We are excited you are with us !!!
• Rotarian introductions (name, club)

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Our District Youth Exchange Organization
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What You Will Learn Today

• New friends
• Rotary expectations
• Helpful ideas for you
• Calendar of activities

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New Friends

• Introductions
• Exchange students (12)
• 6 young men 6 young ladies
• 11 countries
• Please tell us your
• Name
• Country
• Host club and high school
• Favorite hobbies

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Our New Countries
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CHALLENGES FOR THE ROTARY EXCHANGE STUDENT
Your Community
Host Families
School
Exchange Student / Counselor
Host Rotary Club
Friends in High School
Host Rotary District
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Items Your Rotary Counselor Must Now Have

• Paid for return airline ticket
• Emergency fund (350)
• Passport and Visa

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Your Rotary Insurance

• All students must buy the Ohio-Erie health
  insurance policy
• Cost is 235 and must be paid today
• Insurance cards do NOT have your name on them but
  you need it if you go to the doctor
• Do not throw the cards away

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Break!

• To inspect passports, visas and airline tickets
• Collect 235 for health insurance
• Pass out health insurance cards
• Pass out student ID cards

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Challenges

• Adapting to rules of your host family
• Doing well in school
• Homesickness / making close friends
• Speaking English
• Following the rules of Rotary
• Getting involved in Rotary club and community

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Host Family Expectations

• Be a member of the family
• Share responsibilities of the home
• Be considerate, ask permission
• Understand their position -- sometimes they will
  have to say no to requests

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Sample Family Rules

• No smoking
• Be on time
• Curfew
• They need to know your friends
• Keep up with homework from school
• No telephone after certain hour

See list of questions to ask each new host family
at yeoresources.org.
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Expectations at School

• Have clear understanding of school credits while
  you are here
• Say thank you to school teachers
• School requires you to attend classes regularly
  and be a good student
• Sometimes Rotary will take you out of school you
  are expected to make up work

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Making Close Friends

• A major challenge to YE students
• Be careful to choose the right set of friends
• Join clubs actively participate
• Interact (in many of the schools)
• Sports
• Theater
• Band, orchestra

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Speaking English

• Often students speak own language
• Considered quite rude
• Forces others away from you
• This is major problem
• Ask questions when you need help

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Speaking English
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Following the Rules of Rotary
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4 Ds 1 Revisited

• No
• Drinking
• Driving
• Drugs
• Dating
• and finally

No Dumb Things
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4 Ds 1 - Revisited

• What do we mean by
• No Drinking
• No Peer drinking
• Acceptable in a family context
• Cultural norms
• No Driving
• No vehicles, snowmobiles, boats, jet skis
• Riding lawnmowers are okay

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4 Ds 1 - Revisited

• What do we mean by
• No Drugs
• No non-prescription illegal drugs
• No drugs that dont belong to you
• not talking about borrowing an aspirin
• No Dating
• No exclusive relationships
• WHY?
• Encourage group dating or going out to events
  with different people of both genders

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4 Ds 1 - Revisited

• What do we mean by
• No Dumb Things
• Ask yourself the following 2 Questions
• If my mother was here, what would she say?
• Is what I am about to do, something I might be
  sent home for?

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Other Rotary Expectations

• Follow rules signed in application
• Make every effort to adapt to family
• Seek Rotary help (counselor, others)
• Remember -- RYE not a travel program. Permission
  will NOT be given for independent travel!
• Be prepared to give slide show presentation to
  Rotary club during year

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Getting Involved in Community

• Rotarians will ask for your involvement in Rotary
  and community
• Rotary meetings
• Orientations for American students
• Programs to Rotary clubs
• Programs to schools and clubs
• Be prepared to say yes and be proud to be
  ambassador for your country and for Rotary

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Statement of Conduct for Working with Youth

• Rotary International is committed to creating
  and maintaining the safest possible environment
  for all participants in Rotary activities. It is
  the duty of all Rotarians, Rotarians spouses,
  partners, and other volunteers to safeguard to
  the best of their ability the welfare of and to
  prevent the physical, sexual, or emotional abuse
  of children and young people with whom they come
  into contact.

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Where to Go for Help

• Some problems will occur
• You must ask for help, in this order
• Host family
• Club counselor
• Inbound chairman
• Youth exchange officer

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Protecting Yourself

• Living in a foreign country where you are
  unfamiliar with the culture and language can
  expose you to a number of risks
• Learning how to anticipate and avoid risks is the
  preferred action
• What will you do if you find yourself in a
  situation in which you feel uncomfortable? How
  will you handle it?

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Protecting Yourself

• Although rarely an issue, sexual abuse and sexual
  harassment are two topics that need to be
  addressed.
• Basic Definitions
• Sexual Abuse Forcing or encouraging someone,
  regardless of age or gender, to engage in
  implicit or explicit sexual acts alone or with
  another person.
• Examples
• Indecent exposure
• Exposing a student to sexual or pornographic
  material

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Protecting Yourself
Watch BSA scenario on sexual abuse
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Protecting Yourself

• Watch BSA Scenario on Sexual Abuse

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Protecting Yourself

• Basic Definitions
• Sexual Harassment Not as severe as abuse.
  Usually verbal or written in nature, but can be
  physical. Often used by sexual predators to
  desensitize or groom their victims for abuse.
• Examples
• Sexual advances
• Sexual jokes, reference to sexual conduct
• Displaying sexually suggestive objects, pictures,
  or drawings
• Sexual leering or inappropriate physical contact
  (such as brushing or touching)

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Protecting Yourself

• Watch BSA scenario on harassment

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Protecting Yourself

• Teahouse of the August Moon 1952
• In Okinawa, bathing in public bath with naked
  lady, is quite proper.
• Picture of naked lady in private home, is quite
  improper.
• In America, statue of naked lady in park wins a
  prize,
• But real naked lady in park wins a penalty.
• Conclusion?
• Pornography is a question of geography

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Protecting Yourself

• Rotary has an obligation to report all incidents
  of sexual abuse to the proper authorities
• Each of you has an obligation to report incidents
  to Rotary, especially if it involves another
  Exchange Student

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Student Protection

• District 6670 has two non-Rotarian Counselors
• Dr. Lazaro Pages, M.D.
• Home phone [phone]
• Office phone [phone]
• Mrs. Vickie Williamson
• Home phone [phone]
• Cell phone [phone]

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District Activities

• Hamilton Overnight Oct. 20-21, 2006
• TBA Nov. 2006
• DG Christmas Party Dec. 17, 2006
• Fairborn Basketball Overnight Jan. 13-14, 2006
• Washington CH weekend Feb. 22-25, 2006
• Eastern Adventure Trip Feb. 24-Mar. 4, 2006
• TBA March 4-12, 2006
• District Conference April 27-29, 2006
• Cincinnati Rotary event May 2006
• Western Adventure Trip June 13-27, 2006

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Eastern Adventure

• A Journey Through the Great Eastern American
  Cities
• Sign up as soon as possible
• First to register will go last will not. Space
  is limited
• http//www.mcmurraytravel.com
• 380 deposit required, total cost 760

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Western Adventure

• Fly to Phoenix, Arizona
• Motor coach tour of the Western U.S.
• Yellowstone Park, Grand Teton, Grand Canyon
• San Francisco, Reno, Lake Tahoe
• Whitewater rafting, hiking
• Sign up as soon as possible
• First to register will go last will not. Space
  is limited
• http//www.mcmurraytravel.com
• 900 deposit required, total cost 1,800

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Scenes from previous Western Adventure trips
Alcatraz Island
Whitewater rafting
Las Vegas, Nevada
Grand Teton
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Summary

• We have a great year planned
• You will have the opportunities
• To learn our culture
• To make friends from all over the world
• Much of the success of your year will depend on
  you
• We are more than eager to help

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One Last Request

• Your Name, Address Telephone must be kept
  current in US SEVIS database
• Please inform Eric Marcus when you move families
  and provide the needed information including host
  family e-mail

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Youth Exchange Chairs

• District Chair Eric Marcus
• (H) 937-427-4010 (C) 937-602-0367
• eric.marcus_at_mindspring.com
• Inbound Chair vacant
• Outbound Chair Mac Hickman
• (H) 513-831-0707 (C) 847-651-3941
• mac_at_cinci.rr.com
• STEP Chairs Michael Kinner
• (H) 513-732-3025 (W) 513-831-7500
• mkinner_at_lovins-ins.com
• Monte Zinn (or Julie, his secretary)
• (W) 937-629-9275
• zinnauto_at_iapdatacom.net