Applications for the 2010 Toda/Liverpool Student Exchange Program will be open in February 2010.

Please click on the following highlighted links:

• The exchange program
• Exchange program applications
• Purpose/objectives of the program
• Toda International Friendship Association

The exchange program 

Since the establishment of the relationship, an annual student exchange program has successfully operated between the two cities.

The format for the student exchange program is as follows:

July / August (Japanese vacation)

• Fifteen (15) students from Toda City visit Liverpool for approximately two weeks.  During their stay they are hosted by local students who are selected from Liverpool High Schools.  The Toda students stay in the Liverpool homes and attend high school with their host student.  The students are accompanied by Toda Junior High School teachers and a Toda International Friendship Association representative who act as supervisors for the duration of the visit.

• September / October (NSW School Holidays)

The Liverpool Host Students travel during the September school holidays and are in turn hosted by their Toda student. During their visit the Liverpool students also attend Junior High School daily and experience the culture of Japan first hand. Three teachers selected from local high schools also accompany the Liverpool students to Japan.

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Exchange program applications  

Applications for 2010 Toda/Liverpool Sister City Student Exchange Program will be available in February 2010.

The exchange program, now in its 18th year, allows for 15 students from Toda and 15 students from Liverpool to participate in the program each year.

in 2010 Liverpool students will depart for Japan on Monday 4 October and return on Thursday 14 October. During their visit, students are hosted by a Toda family and attend the local junior high school to experience Japanese culture first-hand. Students from Toda City will stay in Liverpool between Tuesday 27 July and returning on Thursday 5 August.

Applications from Liverpool students wishing to participate in the program, including being a host family for a Japanese student during their stay in Liverpool, must be submitted to Council by April 2010.

Council encourages students and families in Liverpool City to take part in the program and develop a deeper understanding of another culture.

The Toda/Liverpool Sister City Student Exchange Program is a leading example of local government working in partnership with the school community and Liverpool families to promote harmony and understanding between different countries.

A 2010 Toda/Liverpool Sister City Student Exchange Program application form will be available for download in February 2010. 

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• To strengthen the current community based programs that encourage the regular exchange of information as well as sporting, cultural and student groups.
  
• To enhance economic development and new business opportunities with each Sister City through participation by business people and community representatives.
  
• To encourage the development of participant's skills.
  
• To encourage long term relationships between fellow exchange students and community members and their respective families.
  
• To encourage a deeper understanding of other cultures, countries and their history by the Liverpool community.

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In 1996 Toda City established the Toda International Friendship Association (TIFA). The role of the association is to foster friendship and cultural exchanges between the communities of Liverpool and their city. In 2003 TIFA also took on the additional role of managing the annual Student Exchange Program.

Since 1996 TIFA has arranged for the visit of numerous groups of Toda residents to Liverpool. The members of these visits are keen to experience the Australian way of life and learn how we deal with issues such as education and the aged.

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