ERDT/SHARE! High School Exchange Program

About

Each year, the SHARE! High School Exchange Program selects and sponsors approximately 650 exchange students, between the ages of 15 and 18 years old, to experience life in the United States by living with American Host Families and attending local public high schools for one semester or a full academic year. The students come from a variety of countries in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, Australia, North America (French-speaking Canada), and Central and South America.

Our SHARE! students are some of the best and the brightest in their countries

Many students who participate in our program go on to become political and business leaders in their communities and countries. The criteria used for student selection are their English and academic ability, maturity and flexibility, and interest in promoting cross-cultural understanding. Their host families do not consider them merely guests. Exchange students become family members and participate in family activities as well as in household chores. They are prepared to make real contributions to their host families and schools. Students arrive with ample clothing, pocket money to cover their personal expenses, and medical insurance. We have many heartwarming stories about the lifelong friendships and love that develop between exchange students and their host families.