Welcome to the Sutherland Shire, Sydney - Lakewood, Denver U.S.A. Sister City Home Page. This Home Page has been setup as a common Bulletin Board for families from both Sutherland and Lakewood to keep up to date with what is happening in our Sister City Programs.
Since 1978, Sutherland Shire has had a Sister Cities Agreement with Lakewood, Colorado, USA. This agreement is culminated with the Sutherland - Lakewood Student Exchange Program, a unique exchange program in that it is a "twin" exchange. Australian students are paired with an American student and family. Sutherland students then travel to Lakewood to stay with their American family for the last six months of the year, and this is reciprocated by the American student travelling to Sutherland and staying with their host family for the first six months of the next year. This provides a unique opportunity for students from each country to experience life overseas with another family.
Click here for more information on the exchange program...
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Denver, Colorado
Information Evening for Student Exchange Program 2010
Applications have now closed for the 2010 - 2011 Student Exchange Program and Selection is underway. It wont be long before we announce our successful students and they begin their journey to Colorado.
Students living and going to school in the Sutherland Shire will be invited to apply to the 2011-2012 Student Exchange Program in October 2010. Each year we send students to Lakewood Colorado to have the experience of a lifetime. Successful applicants will be given the opportunity to experience the friendship and hospitality of our Sister City of Lakewood in Colorado for 6 months. Students who will be in year 10 in 2011 will have the chance to experience Colorado attending school and living like a local and then they will return to Australia with their American partner and return the hospitality for 6 months showing their American student what is great about living in the Shire and Australia.
If you have enjoyed sharing in any of our students journeys, maybe its time to start your own journey. Join us at our information nights and find out how. Applications will be available from November 2010. To find out all of the details, check on the Council pages of the Leader and in the Our Shire Magazine and also on the website. Also check out photos of the group in the NEW Photo Gallery!
Kaleidoscope News
The Kaleidoscope group have now settled into their families and new schools. Everyone enjoyed their weekend at Bendalong despite the slightly damp weather and are looking forward to brilliant sunshine for their weekend away at Nelson Bay.
We look forward to hearing about all of their adventures in the next couple of weeks. photos of the group in the NEW Photo Gallery!
The Prodigy students are:
- Bronte Dalla-Bona, Grays Point (Kirrawee High School) & Eric Osterberg, Lakewood (Green Mountain High)
- Brittany Davey, Gymea Bay(Kirrawee High School) & Tai Parker, Arvada (Arvada West High)
- Holly Goffer-Petrou, Barden Ridge(Lucas Heights Community School) & Jennifer Sutton, Littleton(Chatfield High)
- Bianca Pender, Oyster Bay(Inaburra High School) & Kelly Binns, Golden (Golden High)
- Brianna Thorsby, Yarrawarrah(Engadine High) & Evan Hammer, Lakewood (Lakewood High)
- Sydney Coordinators - Lynda D'Ath-Weston, Larni Haffenden, Jeanette Mallet
- Lakewood Coordinators - Peggy Moulton, Beth Jankowski, Jene Meier
The Prodigy Exchange Program for 2010-2011
