District 2240 Newsletter
(11/10/2024)

The Orientation Meeting II for prospective exchange students - focused on district selection

Orientation Meeting II. for students going abroad in the 2025/26 school year.

  • Date: Friday, 22 November – Sunday, 24 November 2024
  • Location: Youth Dormitory at the Secondary School of Hospitality and Services, Pavlákova 3942/1, Kroměříž
    Further details available here

This orientation is crucial for students preparing for their long-term exchange and will provide essential information for the upcoming year abroad.

Participants: All students – candidates for the long-term exchange in the 2025/26 school year from District 2240 who will be going abroad through RYE CZ, YEOs from all clubs cooperating with RYE CZ, officials of Rotary Youth Exchange Czechia, z.ú., and representatives of ROTEX. 

Organizer: Rotary Youth Exchange Czechia, z.ú. (RYE CZ) + Rotex

Contacts:
Rotary Youth Exchange Czechia, z.ú.:
Jaromír Barák +420 724 006 179
jaromir.barak@rye2240.org

Rotex:
Michaela Kulichová +420 725 182 480
michaela.kulichova@rye2240.org

Arrival: Friday, 22nd November 2024, 16:00 – 18:00
Participants will make their own way from the train or bus station to the Youth Hostel, where Rotex members will be waiting for them.
Participants must register by completing the application form at the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/drzPpdJ6s6
The registration fee must be paid by the latest on 16th November 2024.

Departure: Sunday, 24th November 2024, after 11:15.

Detailed program:

Friday, 22nd November 2024
16:00 – 18:00 Arrival of participants, accommodation (ROTEX)
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
19:00 – 23:00 Introduction of participants, English written test, ice-breaking evening, team-building activities (RYE CZ, ROTEX)

Saturday, 23rd November 2024
7:00 – 7:45 Breakfast
7:45 – 8:00 Opening of interviews, group division
8:00 – 13:00 Individual interviews with outbound students in committees – Round I (RYE CZ&SK, Rotex, and others)
8:00 – 13:00 Students before and after their individual interview will have an organised programme in the social room (ROTEX)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 Opening of the afternoon session
14:30 – 16:30 Individual interviews with selected outbound students in the committee – Round II (RYE CZ)
14:30 – 16:30 Presentation on exchange programmes, cultural shock through examples from well-known films (ROTEX)
16:30 – 18:30 Group and individual discussions on students' preferred countries and other exchange-related questions, organised programme for students (RYE CZ, ROTEX) – Part 1
18:30 – 19:30 Dinner
19:30 – 22:00 Group and individual discussions on students' preferred countries and other exchange-related questions, organised programme for students (RYE CZ, ROTEX)

Sunday, 24th November 2024
7:30 – 8:00: Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15: Check-out from rooms (take luggage to the social hall)
8:30 – 11:15: Procedure for filling in and printing the application form + addressing any issues and completing the discussion topics from Saturday
11:00: End of the event, departure