Hosting an International Student in your home is such a rewarding experience. It allows people of different cultures and languages to live together and learn together, often forming life-long friendships.
Our students are looking for a home away from home. Hosts provide not just room and board but a safe, supportive and welcoming environment. Parents of the students you host feel comforted in the knowledge that their child is being taken good care of overseas and they have a warm environment in which to flourish.
Qualities that we look for when selecting our hosts are:
- A family who will embrace cultural differences and realise it is an opportunity to learn from each other.
- A family who will involve them in activities.
- A family who is sensitive and realises that students will need nurturing and support as it is often overwhelming to be so far away from home.
- A family that wants to take part in a positive and mutual learning experience.
- A family where all members are flexible enough to accept a student with a different language and cultural background than their own.
If you would like to know more please contact our Homestay Coordinator Justina, by phoning the school on 07 8688688, texting 0274361001 or emailing [email protected]
Justina Lardner-Burke
Here is an excerpt from our 2024 Homestay Provider Handbook. To receive the complete handbook please contact us.
