High School students from Oxford County are heading to Europe this summer through ISC International, in return they will have the opportunity to host students from Europe to spend some time in Oxford County during the summer months.
OXFORD COUNTY - Several High School students from Oxford County are heading to Europe this summer for an exchange program.
The trip is done by ISC International, which is a non profit group in Ontario to make sure that students have experiences getting to know the rest of the world and getting to see our part of world through the eyes of others.
Student Support Manager Bryan Smith says the students who have done these trips in the past, have an experience that will last a lifetime.
"When you are talking to our students about what they saw, they have no words for it, because their jaws are still dropped, because it is so amazing that Europeans live with so much history and it is just there. The Europeans, they come here and they never believe us when we take them to one of the Great Lakes and tell them it is a lake. So I sometimes have to say to the Europeans, you have history, we have geography. They never believe that there is no salt water in Lake Huron."
The students left for Europe yesterday. Smith says the students will spend 3 weeks in Europe and then they will host a group from Europe who will spend some time in Oxford County this summer.
"We always match a teen with a teen, we make sure they share some common interests, so they will do interesting things in both places and we will go there and then host them back here."
About 40 students are going on this most recent summer trip and a lot of them are from Oxford County. Smith says you can contact ISC International if you are interested in taking advantage of this program.
PJHL Playoff Preview - Mar. 20th to Apr. 1st
Thistle Theatre Presents: Mighty Men of Zorra
BBBS Oxford Approaching Fundraising Goal
Ottawa Funding New Facility for IMT Precision
Brant OPP Investigating Missing Person Case
Woodstonian Charged in Child Exploitation Case
Woodstock Home and Lifestyle Show Returns this Weekend
Nominations Open for Tillsonburg Citizen of the Year
PJHL Playoff Recap - March 17th
UPDATE: Video Footage Wanted for Death Investigation
MURC: Coming Soon to Ingersoll!
Candidate Information Session Coming Up
EZT Remembers Former Ward 3 Councillor
SWPH Issues Cold Weather Alert
UPDATE: Strong Winds Continue this Morning
Woodstock Resident Charged with Speeding
Interview with the Mayor - March 16th, 2026
Woodstock Driver Charged in Brant County
PJHL Playoff Recap - March 13th to March 15th
March Break Safety Tips from Oxford OPP
Comments
Add a comment