‘Dae Shin high school’ (Dae Shin) in Kyungido, Republic of Korea, and ‘Tyndale Christian School’ (Tyndale) in Sydney, Australia, are sister schools.
This year, on the 30th April to 10th May, twenty-one students and two teachers from Dae Shin visited and were integrated into the learning cycle of Tyndale Christian School for eleven days as part of Coram Deo’s International Academic Exchange.
Tyndale, in co-operation with Coram Deo, organised homestay families to allow all students to be better involved and experience first-hand Australian lifestyle. The families welcomed all the students from Dae Shin into their homes. It was a valuable experience for all involved having students immersed into home life with their host families. In addition to this, students were able to make the most of the successful exchange program experience through the local education system as well as the school integration program implemented by Coram Deo.
This exchange program gave all students the opportunity to make new friends 8,000km away and share many unforgettable memories together. The students from Dae Shin were also able to visit a number of well recognised Sydney landmarks such as the Opera house, Art gallery of Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
The exchange was only 11 days, but during that time the students experienced and participated in numerous activities that were socially and academically beneficial.
Coram Deo extends the best of wishes to the 21 students who travelled from Dae Shin to Australia and hope that the experience will help them to be more globally aware for the future.

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‘Jeon Buk Global Human Resource Program’ (Jeon Buk) sent 73 students to Sydney from 24th January – 20th February 2016. Coram Deo Education proudly welcomed them and organized their 4 weeks human resource program.
The Students were placed at Tyndale Christian School and St. Philips Christian College. These students became integrated into school and as a result were able to experience the culture of schooling in Australia.
Sightseeing and short trips were also memorable for the students. They visited The Opera House, The Blue Mountains as well as travelling to Canberra for a two day trip where they had the chance to visit Parliament House and The War Memorial.
All students took part in the exchange program with a great attitude. There were no complaints about hot weather despite Australia and Korea experiencing opposite seasons. Coram Deo would like to congratulate all students who participated and believe that all students will have successful futures. Well Done!
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On the 27th January – 4th February 2016, forty six students and six teachers from Xian China visited Tyndale Christian School (Tyndale) in Sydney, Australia.
During this time the students showed their passion to learn English and enjoyed every moment in Australia.
Home stay families were organised by Tyndale and Coram Deo Education to further help students in experiencing the Australian culture. Students participated in numerous fun filled and culture appropriate activities such and also went on a day trip to Canberra which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
Although it was only nine days, each day was planned carefully so that each child was able to make the most of their experience in Australia.
Coram Deo is proud of what they have accomplished with the students from Seo-an and appreciates all the students’ and teachers’ involvement in the exchange program.
Coram Deo wishes all the students from Xian the best of luck and hopes that the memories are unforgettable and life long.
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‘Soong-Duk girls’ high school’ (Soong-Duk) in Incheon, Republic of Korea, and ‘Tyndale Christian School’ (Tyndale) in Sydney, Australia, are sister schools.
This year, on the 15th to 27th of January, twenty six students and three teachers from Soong-Duk visited and were integrated into Tyndale Christian School for thirteen days as part of Coram Deo’s International Academic Exchange.
Tyndale, in co-operation with Coram Deo, organised homestay families to get all students involved in Australian life as a reality. The families welcomed all the students from Soong-Duk into their homes. It was a valuable experience for all involved having students immersed into home life with their host families. In addition to this, students were able to make the most of the successful exchange program experience through the local education system as well as the school integration program implemented by Coram Deo.
This exchange program gave all students the opportunity to make new friends 8,000km away and share many unforgettable memories together. The students from Soong-Duk were also able to visit a number of well recognised Sydney landmarks such as the Opera house, The University of Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
The exchange was only 2 weeks, but during that time the students experienced and participated in numerous activities that were socially and academically beneficial.
Coram Deo extends the best of wishes to the 23 students who travelled from Soong-Duk to Australia and hope that the experience will help them to be more globally aware for the future.
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Forty seven Korean students have ended their 55 day Exchange Program organised by the Jeon Buk Global Human Resource Program in South Korea. The students visited Norwest Christian College from 5th January – 28th February and were homestayed by families from the school and community. The students were able to learn and pick up English and Australian culture as they interacted with their homestay families.

Norwest Christian College welcomed the Korean students, teaching them English and matching them with buddies to allow them to learn more about Australian way of life. The students went to excursions every Wednesday and Saturday. They were able to visited many landmarks and experience centres such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Blue Mountains, Port Stephen, Kiama, the Zoo and many more. On the 14th February a farewell BBQ Party was organised where all the students with their homestay families were invited to have Korean beef and pork bulgogi. Every homestay brought a dish of food which gave the party cuisine more variety.

The Korean students had difficulties at the beginning as they came from parts of Korean where it snowed heavily in winter, to experience hot Australia summers and eating different food, were hard but they are now well adjusted. The students would like to give an appreciative thankyou to their homestay families who have assisted them in every way possible and to Norwest Christian College for organising, planning and looking after them during this cultural experience.

At the beginning of the trip, many students thought that 8 weeks would be too long, but by the last day they all agreed that the time went by too fast and wanted to learn more. This Exchange Program has given all the students memories and experiences that will last a lifetime and they feel more open and ready to embrace any future overseas opportunities that come their way.
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