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  • 2024 Ottawa - China Cultural Exchange

    Application Form

  • Welcome to the application for the Otttawa-China Cultural Exchange. Please read through the application carefully. You can save your progress and come back to the application by setting up a free account. To do this click SAVE at the bottom of this page.

    Priority will be given to students in the OCDSB's International Certificate Program but other students will be accepted.

    November, 2025: Dates to be determined

     

    Costs:

    ~$4000 depending upon the cost of flights

    Information Session

    The slides from our May 8 Information Session are linked here.

    A short video of the exchange is linked here

     

    Application Due: April 1, 2025

  • Please note that due to changing landscape of international travel, the exchange may need to be postponed or cancelled on short notice. Please refer to the Government of Canada's Travel website for the most current information.

    Students participating will need to get an entry visa from the Embassy of China in Canada and may need to meet additional travel or entry requirements as outlined by the governments of Canada and China. More details and support will be provided if you are accepted. 

    If you have any questions, please contact Sean Oussoren, OCDSB / OCENET International Education Coordinator sean.oussoren@ocdsb.ca

  • Application Deadline: April 1, 2025

    All applicants will be notified the last week of April
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  • Teacher Reference Letters

  • Please open this document and email it or give it to two of your teachers other adults in your school (guidance counsellor / admin) who know you and can speak to your ability to participate in this Exchange. Ideally, they would be teachers who've worked with you this year.

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  • Student Declaration

    The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is committed to providing the best possible educational environment for its students. During your time in China, you serve as an ambassador not only of the OCDSB, but of Ontario and of Canada.
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  • Parent / Guardian Approval and Reflection

  • Please note that students requiring financial assistance are eligible to apply for the OCENET Study Abroad Bursary. More details can be found here. 

  • The OCDSB / OCENET & Chengdu Board of Education, its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and representatives will not be held responsible for any loss or injury sustained by the candidate during the travel and study periods. If the applicant becomes ill or incapacitated, the OCDSB / OCENET & Chengdu Board of Education and its representatives may take measures they deem necessary, including obtaining medical treatment and transporting the patient home at his / her family's expense.

    Each family must purchase health insurance from the travel agent as part of the overall exchange cost. 

    The undersigned hereby agrees to indemnify OCENET, OCDSB and Chengdu Board of Education for damages or expenses caused by our child's behavior or voluntary or negligent actions while in China.

    Any inaccuracy in the application is grounds for the OCDSB/OCENET & Chengdu Board of Education to terminate the agreement and send the student home without refund and at the parents' own expense.

    I have read, understand and agree to follow the rules and guidelines as outlined above.

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