Wellesley High School is starting an exchange program with a school in Basel, Switzerland. This exchange will run this year for the first time and will run every year.
Students who are Juniors and Seniors during the next school year are eligible. There is no language requirement
Selection Criteria:
Participants are chosen on the basis of their maturity, academic effort, dependability, adaptability, willingness to participate in all aspects of the program, and especially their attendance record.
Student with incomplete grades in any subject are not eligible.
Every applicant will be checked for disciplinary records.
Students applying for programs than entail extended absence from classes must demonstrate the ability and willingness to complete all course work missed during the trip in a timely manner upon their return.
Teachers of prospective participants will be asked to evaluate students on the above criteria. Any student who does not receive a positive recommendation from a teacher will not be allowed to participate in the exchange. We ask parents and students to sign FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) waivers on all recommendation forms.
Participants and guardians must be able to attend regular orientation and information meetings prior to departure, as scheduled by the exchange coordinators.
Informational slide show can be found here.
Application can be found here.
**Teacher recommendation form can be found below under Files.