The Meeker - New Zealand Student Exchange Program

Kia Ora! Welcome!

Our program consists of two parts:

Be a host family for an exchange student or one of their adult teachers & chaperones from New Zealand. Our New Zealand friends travel to the US in September each year. They stay with their host families approximately 2 1/2 weeks.

and/or

Travel to New Zealand as an Ambassador! Teachers apply in February-March each year. Students & chaperones are then selected in April-May each year. From May to February, the group meets regularly to fundraise & prepare for their travels in February.

Features Of our web site:

ABOUT US A brief history of the exchange program, information about hosting an exchange student and being an ambassador, why you should be involved, and more.

Snapshots of the upcoming or recent exchange program visits! These exchange visit pages give you a taste of the adventures & education the ambassadors experience while traveling. Or, look back at some of the exchange program visits we have online in our ARCHIVE from our 31 year history!

The Meeker-New Zealand
Student Exchange Program
is supported by
The Meeker Citizens of the World
Student Exchange Booster Club

SPONSORSHIPS are key to our program's success! We value these corporate partnerships.

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via our web site at no extra cost to you:

Learn more about how this works!

You've seen the sign at Bluff, featured at the top of this page. How far is it from Bluff to Tacoma?