Foreign Exchange Program

The application process opens in January and closes on May 15th for the following school year

Cherry Creek Schools welcomes a limited number of international exchange students each year through organizations approved by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET). These students enrich our schools by sharing cultural and linguistic perspectives while participating in the district’s regular educational programs.

Exchange students are admitted on a tuition-free basis under Board Policy JFABB and must apply through a CSIET-certified exchange organization.

Who Can Apply

Cherry Creek Schools accepts exchange students only through CSIET-approved organizations.

• Students and families work with an exchange organization in their home country. CCSD has no impact upon any fees related to working with an exchange organization
• The organization places the student with a qualified host family living in the Cherry Creek School District
• Host families cannot apply independently

A list of approved organizations can be found on the CSIET website.

Application Timeline

March 1
Exchange organizations must receive district approval before submitting student applications.

Early March
Application review begins.

May 15
Deadline for complete exchange student applications.
Late applications cannot be considered per district policy.

District Program Requirements

To participate in the Cherry Creek Schools exchange program:

• Organizations must appear in the current CSIET publication
• No more than two students from the same organization may attend one high school
• No more than two students from the same country may attend one high school
• The host family must have a student attending the same high school
• Students must attend the host family's neighborhood high school
• Students must earn a level 5 minimum ELTiS score
• Exchange students cannot graduate or receive a diploma from Cherry Creek Schools

Per U.S. federal law, public school exchange programs may only enroll high school-age students.

Program Expectations

Exchange students attend their host family’s neighborhood high school for up to one academic year and then return to their home country. Per U.S. federal law, public schools may only enroll high school-age students in exchange programs.

Exchange students participate in the educational program but do not graduate or receive a diploma from Cherry Creek Schools.

For Exchange Organizations

To register your organization with Cherry Creek School District or submit student applications, please contact:

Manager of Admissions & Student Records
720-554-5670
jwimer@cherrycreekschools.org

Please do not contact individual schools directly regarding exchange student placements.