Host Family to High School Exchange Student

Be a Host Family to a High School Exchange Student role at Education Travel & Culture

Provide a safe and nurturing home environment for a high‑school foreign exchange student. Students come from a variety of countries, ages 14‑18, and arrive on a J‑1 visa under an agreement with the U.S. Department of State.

• Ensure a safe and nurturing home environment for the student
• Provide a private room (can be shared with a similarly aged host sibling) and a bed
• Serve three meals per day
• Arrange transportation to and from school and extracurricular activities
• Give love and support to the student
• Explore cultural differences and similarities
• Accept families with or without children

• Bring their own spending money and health insurance
• Have good English skills and are highly screened for the program
• Are 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 an experience of a lifetime

“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 confidant in a time of her life.

She has become not just a daughter to me, but my friend.” — The Rogers Family

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