YST (Youth
Study Tour) Travel
Ohio 4-H Youth Study Tours
provide participants with
exposure to another country's
life and culture, including
the environment, arts, family
life, major sites, architecture,
nature, history, food, animals and
customs. Led by Extension
professionals and volunteers,
the Youth Study Tours combine
educational touring with
a homestay. Pre-trip
orientations and cultural
reading materials assure
that participants have a
solid knowledge basis for
what they will see and experience,
creating the ultimate in "learning
by doing."
Youth Study Tour groups usually
travel on even numbered years in June and July. Destinations
are announced in the International
Programs Booklet, published each
January. Costs range from $2,500 to $3,500, depending upon the destination.
Both
4-H members and non-members ages 13-21 are
invited to participate; exceptions
may be made for younger or
older applicants. Participants
are selected based their
application, references,
essay and personal/group
interview. Mandatory
interviews are held in Columbus
in Februrary and March of the travel year. All
youth selected for the Study
Tour must attend an Orientation
in Columbus; at least one
parent must also attend.
Please check upcoming 4-H international newsletters and other materials for more information on this program.
Application materials
should be sent to:
Mary Lynn
Thalheimer,
2201 Fred Taylor Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210
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