Student Ambassador Program
High School Student Ambassador Program
The Association first sent two San Francisco high school students to Osaka in 1986, and we had 63 San Francisco student ambassadors by 2019 when the program ceased a bit for Pandemic. The program resumed in 2023. Each year in March/April, San Francisco High School Student Ambassador Program starts accepting applications to travel to Osaka in summer for a three-week stay as student ambassadors of San Francisco.
The Application is sent to San Francisco high schools via email and also posted on our website.
Members of the San Francisco Student Ambassador Program
Each year our winning students travel to Osaka, Japan with the opportunity to broaden their horizons and gain an appreciation for Japanese culture and people.
Student Ambassadors from Osaka
Since 1967, a college student who wins the Osaka – San Francisco Sister City Association President’s Award at the Annual English Speech Contest that had been given the opportunity to travel to San Francisco and be hosted by the San Francisco – Osaka Sister City Association.
In 2018, SOYNET started a new student ambassador program for Osaka high school students. We have welcomed 13 Osaka student ambassadors by 2026. Lincoln High School’s Japan Club members hosted them to experience San Francisco high school student life in 2018 and 2019, and the program resumed in 2023 with Washington High School being the host school. Since then, Lincoln and Washington high schools have graciously been taking turns as the host schools for two Osaka students for 10 days in March.