This summer, 34 high school students and 5 teachers spent June 2006 in the U.S. as part of the Indonesian Youth Leadership Program (IYLP.)  Participants came from 17 high schools from across Indonesia and included Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, and Muslim youths, which allowed for an added element of interfaith dialogue. While staying at Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia, the group enjoyed workshops on the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democracy, as well as leadership training initiatives.  They joined local non-profit organizations for community service, hiked in the Blue Ridge Mountains, attended a Minor League baseball game, and toured Washington, DC. 

IYLP is an exchange program for Indonesian high school students and teachers who spend one month in the U.S. each July. Students study about democracy and civic education, meet American families and learn to work together as teams to find solutions to public policy issues. 

For more about IYLP, and other exchange programs, visit the Legacy International website at www.legacyintl.org and the U.S. State Department Exchanges website at www.exchanges@state.gov