Students Can Host & Travel with Sister Cities!
Current Travel Opportunities:
OUTGOING TO NEYAGAWA November 2026 A mixed-age delegation will travel out to Neyagawa City (Osaka) as part of the reciprocal exchange program with our oldest sister city. At this time, those under 18 must travel with a custodial adult. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE SCNN OFFICE AT 757-697-3129 Outgoing Delegation FormsNOTE: Travel Preference is given to students and families active in the Newport News Sister Cities Program.
Hosting Information
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2024 STUDENT AMBASSADOR
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ELIGIBILITY:
Scholarship applicants must be 1) a full-time student in grade 8-12 (public, private, or homeschooled) or 2) a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited university for the 2024-25 school year. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen. Applicants must be travelling or eligible for travel on an official SCNN exchange. NOTE: For all SCNN exchanges, delegates must be 18 years of age if traveling alone, or as young as 15 - 17 years if traveling with a custodial parent.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD:
The scholarship award is meant to offset the cost of airfare for a planned Sister Cities exchange. The maximum scholarship value for any one recipient will be the equivalent of the roundtrip airfare for the scheduled exchange. Scholarships that do not cover the full airfare may be awarded. The number of scholarships awarded is dependent upon available funds. Award winners will receive an email upon selection that includes the amount of their award. If for any reason an awardee does not travel on the selected exchange, the scholarship will be rescinded and awarded to another applicant (not necessarily on the same exchange).
effective as of 7/12/2024
Scholarship applicants must be 1) a full-time student in grade 8-12 (public, private, or homeschooled) or 2) a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited university for the 2024-25 school year. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen. Applicants must be travelling or eligible for travel on an official SCNN exchange. NOTE: For all SCNN exchanges, delegates must be 18 years of age if traveling alone, or as young as 15 - 17 years if traveling with a custodial parent.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD:
The scholarship award is meant to offset the cost of airfare for a planned Sister Cities exchange. The maximum scholarship value for any one recipient will be the equivalent of the roundtrip airfare for the scheduled exchange. Scholarships that do not cover the full airfare may be awarded. The number of scholarships awarded is dependent upon available funds. Award winners will receive an email upon selection that includes the amount of their award. If for any reason an awardee does not travel on the selected exchange, the scholarship will be rescinded and awarded to another applicant (not necessarily on the same exchange).
effective as of 7/12/2024
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Learning about another culture doesn't have to be boring. Here is a great example of just how fun learning can be!It is truly a foreign language teacher’s dream to witness a true representation of what cross cultural relationships between students can do to create global citizens. |
Previous Exchanges
Our "Student Ambassadors" were an integral part of the 2018 Citizen Delegation to Neyagawa, Japan
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2017 Youth Travel Scholarship Awardee:Congratulations to Emma Janney (Menchville High - pictured holding the Greifswald City Flag) winner of the 2017 Youth Travel Scholarship.
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CNU-UESTC University ExchangeWith the assistance of Sister Cities, Christopher Newport University (CNU) is working with exchange students from UESTC (The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China). You can learn more about UESTC below or at their website
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Our youth exchange partnership with Jahn Gymnasium in Greifswald, Germany continues!
In 2017 under the guidance of local educators Christina Willett and Helen Small our first youth delegation travelled. They "homestayed" with local families and attended school. The also spent 3 days in Berlin prior to departing back to the U.S. The program repeated in 2019 with Frau Willett and Jessica Janney as chaperones, this time with a stay in Munich. Plans are to host the German students again in 2021 and travel back on a reciprocal exchange in June 2021. (Pictures from the 2017 youth exchange below) |
8-Week Reciprocal Long Term Exchanges to Germany in Spring-Summer 2018
The families of Newport News students Emma Janney (Menchville) and Georgia Danehy (Warwick) opened their homes to a student from Jahn Gymnasium in Griefswald Germany this spring. The students, Rosa and Nele, attended regular classes with their "host sisters" for 8 weeks. In return, Emma and Georgia are now staying with their families in Greifswald for 8 weeks. "Long-Term" reciprocal exchange programs like this, where students are immersed in the culture and academics, have been a long term goal for Sister Cities of Newport News. Thanks to the kindness of these host families, and the drive of 2018 SCNN president Katie Stodghill, teachers Frau Willett, Herr Grap, and with the support of NNPS administration, the program is a reality! We are ready to do it again. Call us if you want to help. 757-926-1348.
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2018 Long Term Reciprocal Exchange students (from left to right): Rosa, Nele, Georgia and Emma
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Menchville High German teacher, Christina Willett (far right), discusses protocols for hosting with parents and students who opened their homes to 30+ students from Greifswald Germany in March 2014 and 2016. Jahn Gymnasium returned in April 2019 for yet another stay!
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