Participation in an overseas learning experience enables students to build their personal and social competence and intercultural understanding, including language skills.
Outcome of the program
• Enhanced sense of self and personal identity • Increased independence, maturity, confidence and self-awareness • Enhanced social competence, through confronting challenges beyond their familiar environment and comfort zone • Opportunities to be ambassadors for the school • Increased awareness of future study and career opportunities and broader community broader community participation • Move beyond stereotypical views and attitudes • Greater interest in global and international issues • Increased proficiency in the use of another language • Motivation to further engage with other cultures through future travel and consideration of employment opportunities overseas • A more global outlook on life, and a heightened sense of engagement with, and increased awareness and appreciation of, different cultures • A deeper understanding of their own culture as distinct from others
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