S.C.C.E. SCHOLARSHIPS 2012

Three (3) $5000 scholarships are available to Year 10 language students for September 2012 programs to FRANCE, GERMANY or ITALY.  Email scceaust@scce.com.au with your name, postal address, phone number, the name of your school and the language you are studying to receive your scholarship application pack; make sure to put 'scholarship' in the subject line.  Completed entries must be received at the S.C.C.E. National Office no later than 30 March 2012.  Winners to be announced 15 April 2012.  Read More

WELCOME HOME Australian students returning January 2012!

All of us at S.C.C.E. would like to say "WELCOME HOME" and "CONGRATULATIONS on finishing your program!" to the 240 students who are returning to Australia in the last week of January.  We know your participation may not always have been easy, but we trust that you have learned more about yourself and other cultures.  Your exchange will continue to contribute to your learning experiences over the coming years.  Please join us at your RE-ENTRY ORIENTATION on Sunday 12th February 2012 in either Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide.  For time and venue details, click here.  Please RSVP, so that we may cater for your lunch, by sending an email to scceaust@scce.com.au by 10th Feb 2012.  Don't forget to send us your photos and to return the evaluation form which has been mailed to your home address.

 

International Students Arriving in July 2012!

Take a look at the S.C.C.E International Students arriving this July - excellent students, future leaders These students need Australian volunteer host families for 3,5 or 10 months, commencing in July 2012. S.C.C.E arranges school, total insurance, 24/7 support. Our representative is near you! Read our brochure on hosting. View our video Contact  03 97754711 or scceaust@scce.com.au for more information

Year Programs
	A once in a lifetime opportunity! Spend a school year abroad during Year 9, 10, 11 or 12, and become fully immersed in another culture, make international friends, gain a new family and learn another language.  Read More

Semester Programs
	A semester abroad instils students with the growing confidence necessary to live in another culture and become accustomed to the challenges of a different lifestyle. Read More

Summer Programs
	These programs give students a taste of another culture and the chance to increase their global network, usually without interruption to Australian schoolwork. Summer programs depart in early November for 3 months or early December for 2 or 3 months.  Read More

Ireland	S.C.C.E. Easter Tour to France
Experience Europe in an English speaking country! Choose the famous emerald isle, where the traditions remain and sustain a caring society, generous manner and medley of culture.             Read more	A rare opportunity for Australian students from Year 9 through 12 to gain insight into the day-to-day life of a French family, whilst also experiencing some of the country's most popular historical and touristic regions - Provence, Loire Valley & of course, Paris!Read more
China	November 2.5 month program
After many years, Southern Cross Cultural Exchange has finally found an organisation in China that meets S.C.C.E's standards on full compulsory school enrolment at a tradtional Chinese school and placement with a Chinese host family.            Read more	Can't leave at the start of November, but can leave mid-November? Applications now open for France, Germany or Italy. Highly recommended for students intending to take languages in Year 11 or 12.  Contact S.C.C.E. for more details.

 Hosting - the heart of student exchange

Want to bring a little international flavour to your home? Volunteer to host an exchange student!  S.C.C.E. helps all along the journey, and Australian students about to go on exchange find hosting an invaluable way to research and prepare for their own experience.  

S.C.C.E. supports students from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and the USA. 

Contact our National Office or complete the Host Family Application form and receive profiles of students who will best suit your family - musicians, dancers, athletes - there's an international student for every Australian family!

Don't miss the opportunity for your family, of any shape or size, to continue to grow. For further information on hosting contact us or read more about hosting.

 S.C.C.E.'s international students

What do international exchange students think of Australia and Australians? Find out by watching a video clip here.

More than 120 students spent three days in Sydney in July 2010 prior to joining their wonderfully generous and kind host families - watch a video of their experiences here.

S.C.C.E. in the media

ABC Sydney radio breakfast host Adam Spencer interviewed two international students about their wonderful experiences living with voluntary Australian families, listen here.

Two S.C.C.E. students recently appeared on Network Ten's 9am with David and Kim. For a realistic outline of all the benefits of S.C.C.E. programs, as told by successful exchange students, click here to watch the interview.

Returned students - Answering your questions
	At our recent Re-entry Orientation a number of students volunteered to answer some of student exchange's FAQs. These students offer a valuable insight into student exchange and the opportunities offered by S.C.C.E. View their answers to help you prepare for your exchange experience

THE ADVENTURERS - ATTENTION ALL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS!

Are you an international student interested in coming to Australia? Here's your chance to spend four incredible weeks exploring Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef! S.C.C.E. is pleased to offer international high school students a unique Australian experience, covering our most popular sights: stroll around Sydney Harbour, taking in the world-famous Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge  snorkel around the Great Barrier Reef, getting up close and personal with colourful fish and coral in pristine waters explore the tropical Daintree Rainforest, spotting the occasional crocodile wading through its river ride the Kuranda Skyrail up the mountain to visit the town and its famous market atop, and take in some traditional Aboriginal music and dance The 'Adventurers' program offers three amazing weeks in spectacular Sydney and a final week in tropical Far North Queensland. Email S.C.C.E. for details , request further information or download a brochure

 

S.C.C.E. students make the international media
	Check out some of our Australian students whose international exchange success was reported in this French newspaper   Read more

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