Student Exchange Program?

[LeelandS]

Hello CD Community,

This is an idea I've been toying with for almost a year now, and it's just now I've thought to take it to the forums for some feedback and thoughts on it.

The idea, and I'm sure I'm not the first to have it, is a "Student Exchange Program." The premise is that teams in a local area pick a representitive and swap students for a week of build season. That student would attend meeting with their transfer team, work with them and learn from them.

This would accomplish several things:

1. It would be great learning experience for the student in question
2. Allow a better form of sharing ideas between team. The student will bring his/her team's ideas to the exchange team, as well as bring that team's ideas back to their team
3. Build a greater sence of unity and friendship within the FIRST community, especially between students, who may not be as familiar with members of other teams who have known them for years.

Obviously, this is the just the premise for something I believe could be a great part of the FIRST community. I don't know if this kind of thing has been discussed else where, but right now, this is just for me to see what other people think of trying something like this.

Let me know what you think!