Parents across Canada are seeing the overwhelming benefits of high school study abroad programs and recent studies have shown that their returning teens are experiencing greater success and achievements in high school, university and beyond. Student exchange company, YES Canada, is looking to bring this opportunity to high school students throughout Yorkton and give them the opportunity to expand their horizons and future prospects on a study abroad experience.
High school student exchange organization, YES Canada, has been working in the Yorkton community for 4 years now, placing international students with host families and high schools across the city. Scott Baird, Student Recruitment Manager with the company says that they now want to bring this great opportunity to Yorkton teens and give them the chance to experience a new culture for themselves: "We are setting our sights on the Canadian students now."
"In towns and cities across Canada, our programs work to create a platform for international understanding and learning and we want to do everything we can to encourage Yorkton teens to take the bold step into a life-changing study abroad experience."
"The landscape of options available to teenagers today is a far cry from the days of old when the destinations were few and the programs were limited. We now offer over 20 destinations across the world and students can spend anywhere from 1 month to the whole school year developing their language skills, meeting and living with a new host family and creating lasting relationships with friends at a high school overseas. This really is a life-changing experience for so many of the students we work with."
Scott Baird has worked with hundreds of Canadian students to find the right study abroad experiences to suit their needs. He commented "While an exchange program isn't the right fit for every student; it can be an incredible journey with invaluable benefits to those that are ready."
"In my experience, adapting to a new cultural environment and all of the elements that come with it can really help to accelerate a teenager's emotional development and shape them into a young adult on their own terms.
Confidence, maturity and patience are just some of the positive attributes that our students develop in the course of their program as well as the experiential and language benefits they can tap into."
"Our most successful students approach their study abroad experience with a positive and motivated attitude and this opens the doors of opportunity throughout their time abroad.
To help encourage student travel in Yorkton, YES Canada is currently running a special promotion for students whereby select 10 month programs will only be charged at the 5 month rate.
For more information on the promotion and for further details on YES Canada programs please email [email protected] or visit their website www.youthedservices.ca.
