Sutherland Shire Sister Cities......
Sutherland Shire currently has two Sister City Agreements - one with Chuo City which is in Tokyo, Japan, and one with Lakewood, which is in Denver, Colorado, USA.
In Sutherland all Sister City agreements are instigated and fostered by Community members with an interest in promoting closer ties between two communities. The Sister City responsibilities are split between Sutherland Shire Council and Community Volunteer Associations made up of interested members of the Sutherland Sire community. Sutherland Shire Council is responsible for all contact at a Government level. The Community Associations are responsible for the day-to-day running, organisation and promotion of all other contact between the two communities.
Both of these Sister City arrangements include Student Exchange programs.
The Student Exchange with Lakewood, Colorado is a long-term Exchange - with Year 10 students from Sutherland Shire High Schools traveling to Lakewood for 6 months from July to January and the American counterparts coming to Sutherland for 6 months from January to July the following year. This is a direct reciprocal exchange. It is compulsory to Host if you are selected to travel to Colorado. This is an Education Exchange program.
In Sutherland all Sister City agreements are instigated and fostered by Community members with an interest in promoting closer ties between two communities. The Sister City responsibilities are split between Sutherland Shire Council and Community Volunteer Associations made up of interested members of the Sutherland Sire community. Sutherland Shire Council is responsible for all contact at a Government level. The Community Associations are responsible for the day-to-day running, organisation and promotion of all other contact between the two communities.
Both of these Sister City arrangements include Student Exchange programs.
The Student Exchange with Lakewood, Colorado is a long-term Exchange - with Year 10 students from Sutherland Shire High Schools traveling to Lakewood for 6 months from July to January and the American counterparts coming to Sutherland for 6 months from January to July the following year. This is a direct reciprocal exchange. It is compulsory to Host if you are selected to travel to Colorado. This is an Education Exchange program.
Sutherland - Chuo Sister City Exchange Program
The Student Exchange with Chuo City is a fully escorted, short-term Exchange program. Students from Chuo City in Japan come to Sutherland Shire for 10 days and home-stay with volunteer Sutherland Shire Host families for 8 nights. Sutherland Shire students then travel to Japan for 17 days in the September / October school vacation. This is not a direct reciprocal Exchange program. It is not necessary to both Host and Travel. The Sutherland Shire - Chuo City Sister City Exchange is a Cultural Exchange program.