• Students are introduced to Canadian education, culture, and communities through school immersion and host family living.
   

• They gain respect for diversity, teamwork, and leadership, while sharing their own culture with Canadians.
   

• These early experiences plant the seed of lifelong friendships and make it more likely that students will return in the future, as university students, skilled professionals, or entrepreneurs.
   

• Host families, in turn, may visit the students’ hometowns abroad, creating two-way cultural exchanges.
   

Connection: Student exchanges help nurture the next generation of leaders and professionals who will later sustain partnerships in education, business, and community development.