October 16, 2024
2025 States’ 4-H Outbound Exchanges Announced
Just in, exchanges for 4-H age youth in Kansas offer opportunities in Argentina, Costa Rica, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan during the Summer of 2025. All of the exchanges except Argentina offer one-month homestays with 4-H partner organization families. Argentina provides a three-week group experience including lodging in a Cordoba hotel and daytime interactions with Argentine 4-H members. Japan adds an optional month of language and Japanese culture in a classroom while staying with a local family before the month homestay with another family for a two-month experience in the country. All groups travel with chaperones and 4-H’ers from throughout the U.S. before their group experiences and individual homestays. These exchanges are managed by States’ 4-H International Exchange Programs.
Kansans ages 12-18 during the period of their exchanges are eligible to participate if they are not yet in college. (Minimum ages vary by exchange.) To participate, they should complete the online application which includes securing references, Kansas interviews, and state and online national orientations. Following the overseas experience, teens complete activities to share their experiences and promote exchanges.
Flyers about each exchange and a comparison of the different programs can be found by following this link: https://www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/global-citizenship/index.html.
A direct link to the Outbound Application is found on a “News and Updates” link at www.Kansas4-H.org.
Application packages should be completed by November 1. Applicants will be contacted with details about Kansas Outbound Exchange Interviews and First Orientation on November 24 at Junction City.
An open informational zoom meeting will be held October 17, 7-8 p.m. to provide information about this year’s exchanges. An email to Kansas 4-H members ages 11-17 that includes the access information went out last week. It is open to all who are interested in learning more.
2025 Kansas 4-H International Exchange Programs Opportunities Zoom Details:
Thursday, October 17, 2024
7-8 p.m. CDT
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ksu.zoom.us/j/8238190697?omn=94973549314
Meeting ID: 823 819 0697
We encourage agents to support 4-H’ers’ consideration of these opportunities to expand their horizons as global citizens. Questions may be directed to state coordinator, Mary Kay Munson, mkm2@ksu.edu or 785-375-3189.