Host Family to High School Foreign Exchange Student
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Education / Teaching
High School, Child Development/Support
Be a Host Family to a High School Foreign Exchange Student
Education Travel & Culture (ETC) provides inbound program opportunities for high school students worldwide to study and live in an American high school and with an American family. We partner with the U.S. Department of State to match high school students on J‑1 visas with families.
What does being a host family entail?- Ensure a safe and nurturing home environment for the student
- Provide a room (can be shared with a similar aged host sibling) and the student's own bed
- 3 meals per day
- Transportation to and from school and for extracurricular activities
- Give love and support to the student
- Explore cultural differences and similarities
- Families with or without children are accepted
- Bring their own spending money and health insurance
- Have good English skills
- Are highly screened for the program
- Excited to meet their American family!
- Learn a new culture by tasting new foods, listening to new music, and speaking a new language
- Share your culture with an exchange student
- Add another member to your family
- Help an exchange student get an American education and the experience of a lifetime!
Watch our video to learn more
Testimonial: "Our exchange student has been such a blessing in our lives. We had no idea we were missing anything until she came into our lives. Having a host daughter has made us laugh harder than we ever have before. It’s been so special to see my kids love her, bond with her, and my daughter’s closest confidante in a time of her life.
She has become not just a daughter to me, but my friend."
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