HOST A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY!
Volunteer Host Families frequently state that hosting an international student is the best decision they ever made. Some have hosted more than 40 students! Hosts site various benefits:
• It gave our children an edge on the future!
• Hosting looks good on employment resumes and college applications!
• Our children walk comfortably among all cultures!
• We learned about ourselves by defining our family’s culture, rules, expectations, passions and interests! We learned who we are as Americans!
• We realized the value of “family discussions” as we shared our places within the family with our new family member. Topics included “house rules,” chores, lifestyle, national, state and local government/laws and in general, what is important to each of us.
CETUSA has a wonderful selection of high school students for fall! Applicants are in nearly 40 different countries, including Austria, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden and Thailand. We are seeking, and qualifying, host families now. To qualify your family, we:
• Check references
• Do in-home interview with all host family members present
• Tour your home with particular attention to the student’s bedroom
• Do background checks on all household members 18 and over
Host Families complete a Host Family Profile sharing everything important about their family with their student. It's fun trying to describe your own family!
It's all about relationships - with your Coordinator and with teens from around the world! Give your family the gift of a lifetime when you invite an international teen to join your family for a semester or academic year!