Age and connection
Young people aged approximately 8-17 who are based in New Zealand or connected to a New Zealand school or community.
International Buddy Programme
A meaningful opportunity for New Zealand young people to learn, share and connect in China
Buddies take part as peer participants, cultural ambassadors and friends. They are not teachers, supervisors or staff members.
What is a Buddy?
Shared learning, not volunteer teaching
A Buddy is a young New Zealand participant who joins Chinese students in classes, group projects, cultural activities and daily conversations. Buddies help create natural English-speaking moments while learning about Chinese culture, school life, food, cities and friendship from the inside.
Who Can Apply?
Expression of interest criteria
Mindset
Curious about China and other cultures, respectful, open-minded and able to follow group rules.
Diverse group
We aim to build Buddy groups that reflect different aspects of New Zealand school and community life.
Participation
What Buddies may do
Class Activities
Join educator-led classes, warm-ups and English communication tasks.
Small Groups
Take part in discussions, interviews, games and team-building activities.
Projects
Collaborate on Project Boards, story pages, presentations and showcase preparation.
Culture
Experience supervised city, campus, food and cultural activities with the group.
What is supported in China?
For accepted Buddies, most in-China programme costs are supported by the Chinese delivery partner. These may include accommodation, meals, local transport, organised programme activities, listed cultural excursions, insurance during the programme period, bilingual support, supervision and emergency assistance.
What families cover
Families are responsible for return international airfare, passport and travel documents, personal spending money, optional parent travel costs and any costs outside the official programme. The programme should not be described as a free trip.
How to Apply
Four simple steps
Register Interest
Complete the short expression of interest form.
Receive Information Pack
Families receive details, dates, costs, safety information and application requirements.
Submit Full Application
This may include passport, health, allergy, parent contact and consent information.
Briefing and Confirmation
Accepted families attend an online briefing before travel.
国际学伴 Buddy Programme
面向新西兰青少年的中国真实文化交流机会
Buddy 以同龄参与者、文化小使者和朋友的身份加入项目。他们不是教师、监管人员或工作人员，而是在真实任务中与中国学生共同学习、共同表达。
什么是 Buddy?
共同学习，而不是志愿教学
Buddy 是来自新西兰的青少年参与者，与中国学生一起进入课堂、小组项目、文化活动和日常交流场景。他们帮助营造自然的英语使用时刻，同时也从内部体验中国文化、校园生活、城市风貌、饮食与友谊。
适合对象
意向登记基本标准
年龄与连接
约 8-17 岁、居住在新西兰，或与新西兰学校、社区有稳定连接的青少年。
态度与素养
对中国和不同文化保持好奇，尊重他人，愿意遵守团队规则，并能在集体环境中积极参与。
多元代表性
我们希望 Buddy 团队能够呈现新西兰学校、家庭和社区生活的多样面貌。
中国境内支持内容
对通过确认的 Buddy，中国执行伙伴通常支持多数中国境内项目成本，包括住宿、餐食、本地交通、项目活动、列明文化参访、项目期保险、双语协助、现场照看与应急支持。
家庭需承担内容
家庭需承担往返国际机票、护照及旅行证件、个人零用、家长自愿陪同费用，以及官方项目之外的个人支出。本项目不应被表述为“免费旅行”。