Individual exchange during the school year

Sharing experiences with youths of the same age and learning a language at the same time: that is the aim of a pupil exchange. Children and youths attend school in another language region of Switzerland or abroad and live with a host family. A boost for any CV!

What it's all about

In individual exchanges pupils live with a host family in another language region in Switzerland or abroad for a duration of 10 days up to one year and attend school there. They practise a foreign language or even learn a new one. In addition, an individual exchange reinforces the pupils' independence and intercultural skills.

  • For pupils from primary school to upper secondary school (baccalaureate upper secondary schools, specialised secondary schools and vocational schools)

  • 10 days up to one school year

  • In another language region in Switzerland or abroad

  • Reciprocal exchange possible

  • Organisation by schools and canton

  • Application deadlines: Ongoing (national) / twice a year in spring and autumn (international)

Field report

Ein Schuljahr in Irland

Zwei Schülerinnen aus Genf berichten darüber, wie sie ihren einjährigen Aufenthalt in Irland erlebt haben.

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Added value

For pupils:

  • They practise a foreign language in authentic everyday situations and thus deepen their knowledge.
  • They open up to the culture and the regional distinctions of the host region.
  • They strengthen their self-confidence and communication skills through an experience outside of their family and classroom.
  • They get to know people of the same age from a different culture and make new friends.

Options

  • Individual exchange in Switzerland

    • Pupils live and attend school in another language region of Switzerland

    • For pupils at primary level and secondary levels I and II (baccalaureate upper secondary schools, specialised secondary schools and vocational schools)

    • Organisation by the school or the canton

    • We arrange partner families for an exchange in which at least one of the exchange partners is from the Italian or Romansh-speaking part of Switzerland.

    • Application deadline: ongoing

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  • Individual exchange abroad

    • Pupils live and attend school abroad, or in Switzerland for pupils from abroad

    • For pupils at primary level and secondary levels I and II (baccalaureate upper secondary schools, specialised secondary schools and vocational schools)

    • Organisation by the school or the canton

    • Application deadlines: Twice a year in spring and autumn

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Similar funding opportunities

  • Exchange during the holidays

    Young people visit each other during the vacations and spend one to two weeks with their respective families in another language region of Switzerland.

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  • Volunteering

    Young adults can actively support a non-profit project in a field of their choice, in Switzerland or Europe.

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To all funding opportunities