Youth Travel Scholarship
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Our "Youth Ambassadors" were a integral part of the 2018 Citizen Delegation to Neyagawa, Japan
2017 Youth Travel Scholarship Awardee:
Congratulations to Emma Janney (Menchville High - pictured holding the Greifswald City Flag) winner of the 2017 Youth Travel Scholarship.
Congratulations to Emma Janney (Menchville High - pictured holding the Greifswald City Flag) winner of the 2017 Youth Travel Scholarship.
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)
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
2018 Long Term Reciprocal Exchange students (from left to right): Rosa, Nele, Georgia and Emma
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.
NOTE: Travel Preference is given to students and families active in the Newport News Sister Cities Program.
Students Can Host & Travel with Sister Cities!
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.
- Christina Willett
German Language Teacher and Foreign Language Dept Lead, Menchville High
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Pre-Covid
Travel Opportunities...
OUTGOING TO NEYAGAWA - NOV. 2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE April 3, 2020
A mixed-age delegation will travel out to Neyagawa City (Osaka) as part of the reciprocal exchange program with our oldest sister city!
Pre-Covid Hosting Opportunities...
CHINESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
October 2-8, 2019
Host a member of the Chengdu Textile College performance & make life-long connections. This 13-member delegation will be traveling here to perform at the Newport News Fall Festival, CNU and W&M.
JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
MARCH 21-30, 2020
A mixed-age delegation will visit us in March as part of the reciprocal exchange program with our oldest sister city!
CHINESE COLLEGE STUDENTS
2 Nights Only - July 2020
Host a 2 night stay (Friday and Saturday) of 25 College Students from UESTC University attending a 2-week program at CNU. This is a great way to host for a short visit & make life-long connections
Travel Opportunities...
OUTGOING TO NEYAGAWA - NOV. 2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE April 3, 2020
A mixed-age delegation will travel out to Neyagawa City (Osaka) as part of the reciprocal exchange program with our oldest sister city!
Pre-Covid Hosting Opportunities...
CHINESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
October 2-8, 2019
Host a member of the Chengdu Textile College performance & make life-long connections. This 13-member delegation will be traveling here to perform at the Newport News Fall Festival, CNU and W&M.
JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
MARCH 21-30, 2020
A mixed-age delegation will visit us in March as part of the reciprocal exchange program with our oldest sister city!
CHINESE COLLEGE STUDENTS
2 Nights Only - July 2020
Host a 2 night stay (Friday and Saturday) of 25 College Students from UESTC University attending a 2-week program at CNU. This is a great way to host for a short visit & make life-long connections
Ready for a University Exchange?
With 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 http://en.uestc.edu.cn/
Learning about another culture doesn't have to be boring. Here is a great example of just how fun learning can be!
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!
