Nacel Open Door
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Nacel Open Door, Inc. is a non-profit student exchange
organization dedicated to international understanding and language education. http://www.nacelopendoor.org/aboutus.htm
Nacel Open Door's purpose statement says that the company believes it is essential for young people to develop a deeper awareness of their role as citizens of the world through direct experience in other cultures and languages. http://www.nacelopendoor.org/aboutus_history.htm
. http://www.nacelopendoor.org/aboutus.htm
Students and host families receive support from a trained and experienced local representative, who in turn is supported by an area coordinator and the Twin Cities
-based National Office.
IPSP students and host families are also supported by local representatives, who in turn are supported by Regional Program Directors and the National Office.
, Spain
, Germany
and Mexico
. http://www.nacel.net
. Students live with a host family, participate in a training or school program, and take part in an internship with a German company. http://www.nacelopendoor.org/traveling_scholarships.htm
To be eligible to apply, students must http://www.nacelopendoor.org/traveling_scholarships.htm:
The Nacel International School System also has branch schools in South Korea
, China
, France
, and the Philippines
, as well as a partnership with a school in Poland
.
Student Exchange
Student Exchange is a 1987 television film directed by Mollie Miller.-Plot:Carole and Neil, two nerdy teenagers, get only perfect grades but have no social skills. When Carole learns that two foreign exchange students from France and Italy have gone to another school, they grab their chance and...
organization dedicated to international understanding and language education. http://www.nacelopendoor.org/aboutus.htm
Nacel Open Door's purpose statement says that the company believes it is essential for young people to develop a deeper awareness of their role as citizens of the world through direct experience in other cultures and languages. http://www.nacelopendoor.org/aboutus_history.htm
Affiliations
Nacel Open Door is listed by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) http://www.csiet.org/publications-resources/publications/listed-programs.html and is designated by the U.S. Department of State (formerly the USIA) as a J-1 Exchange Visitor Program Sponsor. http://eca.state.gov/jexchanges/index.cfm?fuseaction=record.list&userMax=50&mode=&state=&sort=prog_name&cat=11&sc=Academic Year Program
Nacel Open Door offers opportunities for families across the United States to host an international exchange student from one of the more than 35 countries with which Nacel Open Door works. Students live with a host family and attend high school in the host family's community for a semester, academic year or calendar yearCalendar year
Generally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year's Day of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's Day. By convention, a calendar year consists of a natural number of days. To reconcile the calendar year with an astronomical cycle , certain years...
. http://www.nacelopendoor.org/aboutus.htm
Students and host families receive support from a trained and experienced local representative, who in turn is supported by an area coordinator and the Twin Cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
-based National Office.
International Private School Program
The International Private School Program (IPSP) gives private high schools in the United States the opportunity to welcome qualified international students to their campuses. These students stay with host families in the schools' communities and come with the goal of graduating from an American high school. http://www.nacelopendoor.org/ipspIPSP students and host families are also supported by local representatives, who in turn are supported by Regional Program Directors and the National Office.
Short-Term Summer Program
Nacel Open Door offers the opportunity for families in the United States to host a student for 4-8 weeks during the summer. These students typically come from FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. http://www.nacel.net
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
Through joint funding from the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag, a total of 25 scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors in the United States to spend one year in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Students live with a host family, participate in a training or school program, and take part in an internship with a German company. http://www.nacelopendoor.org/traveling_scholarships.htm
To be eligible to apply, students must http://www.nacelopendoor.org/traveling_scholarships.htm:
- be U.S. citizens
- graduate from high school in January or June of the year in which they plan to participate
- be between 18-19 years of age
- have a "B" (3.0) G.P.A.
- be highly recommended by their school
- demonstrate leadership ability and willingness to serve as a young ambassadorAmbassadorAn ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
of the United States
St. Paul Preparatory School
St. Paul Preparatory School (SPP) is the original high school within the Nacel International School System. Established in 2003, SPP is an international high school located in downtown St. Paul, Minn. Students from more than 20 countries, including the United States, attend SPP. SPP is accredited by the North Central Association and has a cooperative partnership with the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus. http://www.stpaulprep.orgThe Nacel International School System also has branch schools in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, as well as a partnership with a school in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
External links
- Nacel Open Door website
- Academic Year Program blog website
- International Private School Program website
- Short-Term Summer Program website
- St. Paul Preparatory School website
- Notre-Dame International High School website
- Council on Standards for International Educational Travel website
- U.S. Department of State website
- Nacel France website