Fancy spending 10 days this summer in the U.S. state of Kentucky? Deadline for student exchange programme is tomorrow

For those thinking ahead of what to do this summer when school ends, Kildare students now have the opportunity to apply for a student exchange programme where they could spend 10 days in the state of Kentucky in the U.S., with the deadline for applications closing tomorrow.

County Kildare has been twinned with Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky in the United States of America since 1984 and the charming city of Lexington boasts a population of 300,00 and it is set in the middle of the county surrounded by horse farms and breeding establishments.

During their 10-day exchange an adult chaperone accompanies the students. The exchange is supported financially by Kildare County Council and organised by the official County Twinning Committee.

For over thirty years junior soccer clubs, university students and academics, basketball teams, and host of those with equine connections among many others have benefitted from exchanges and interactive opportunities provided through the goodwill created by the work of this Committee.

Students in the past have been from Transition Year from Kildare schools, with the students set to go to Lexington in early July 2019 and for the US students to visit on their return. Kildare County Council has said that applications are now open and those interested must meet the following criteria:

• Students from Kildare must be aged 16 or over by 1 June 2019
• Interested in spending time with a family in Lexington
• Would like to have a great holiday in Lexington, Kentucky for 10 days in July 2019 and to also welcome a US student to their home.

Students interested in the exchange should talk to their Transition Year Co-ordinator or email [email protected] for an application form.