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Students get chance to study abroad

“QUALIFIED HIGH school stu-
dents are offered a unique oppor-
tunity to spend an academic year
or summer holiday in Scandinavia,
Germany, France, Switzerland,
Britain, ‘Holland, Spain,
Australia, New Zealand or the
United States as part of the ASSE
International (ASSE) student ex-
change program,’’ announced
Michelle Poisson, Canadian direc-
tor of ASSE.

“Until a few years ago, only a
fortunate few could afford to
spend a school year or summer
abroad. Now, ASSE has changed
all that,’’ continued Poisson.

Students, 15 to 18 years old,
qualify on the basis of academic
performance, character references
and a genuine desire to experience

life abroad with a volunteer host ~

family from Europe, Australia,
New Zealand or the United States.

“ASSE families abroad are
carefully screened to provide a car-
ing environment in which students
can learn the language and culture
of their new host country,’’ ex-
plained Poisson. Year students
need not have learned a foreign
language as they receive language
and cultural instruction as part of
the program. Students attend regu-
lar high school classes along with
their new teenage friends. ‘‘ASSE

exchange students learn by living’

the language and culture of their
host country,’’ added Poisson.

The non-profit, public benefit
ASSE international student ex-
change program is affiliated with

.the national Swedish and Finnish

departments of education and is

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Local students interested in
receiving more information about

becoming an exchange student

can contact Joan Gibbs at 922-7773.

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