Exchange

Korean Student Exchange Program

YRDSB secondary students are invited to participate in a unique exchange experience with a prestigious international high school in Busan, Korea.

View the video:

Busan International High School - "Eyes towards the World, Hearts Full of Dreams"


Information Meeting

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

7:00 to 8:30 pm

Richmond Hill H.S. Cafeteria


Exchange Information

YRDSB students in Busan

April 1 to 17

 

Busan students in YRDSB

May 2 to 17

 

Excursions

 

While in Korea:

Gyeonju was the capital city of the Silla Kingdom for 1,000 years and the valley in which it is situated has a great concentration of historical buildings, temples and artifacts.

UN Memorial Cemetery is a somber, yet beautiful, resting place for many U.N. soldiers, including Canadians who sacrificed their lives during the Korean War almost five decades ago.

Busan Tour - Busan is Korea's principal port and the second largest city. As an international port city with a population of 3.8 million, Busan has many beautiful shopping centres, eight excellent beaches and outstanding sightseeing areas.

While in Canada:

Toronto - CN Tower and Old Spaghetti Factory
The world’s tallest freestanding structure on land is considered one of the signature icons and one of the most visited landmarks in North America. The CN Tower is 553.33 m (1,815 ft, 5 in) tall. Construction on the tower started February 6, 1973. It took 1,537 workers, working five days a week, 24 hours a day to build the tower, which was completed in June 1976

McMichael Art Collection - Kleinburg
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection offers its visitors a unique and truly Canadian experience. From the art within its walls to the surrounding landscape, the McMichael is the perfect gallery for an introduction to Canada’s art, its peoples, their cultures and their history. Renowned for its devotion to collecting and exhibiting only Canadian art, the McMichael permanent collection consists of almost 6,000 artworks by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, their contemporaries, and First Nations, Inuit and other artists who have made a contribution to Canada’s artistic heritage.

Niagara Falls - Imax Theatre & Maid of the Mist
While in the Niagara Falls area you will explore the Canadian Falls, which is considered the second largest falls in the world next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa.

The larger-than-life IMAX experience brings reality to life on a screen over six stories high. With 12,000 watts of floor shaking, digital surround sound you’ll feel like you’re there.

Cost

(based on 15 students)

Program Fee: C $ 2,299.00

Application Fee: C$ 100.00

 

 



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