Host Family to High School Exchange Student

Be a Host Family to a High School Exchange Student

Join to apply for the Be a Host Family to a High School Exchange Student role at Education Travel & Culture

Education Travel & Culture (ETC) provides inbound program opportunities for high school students worldwide to study in an American high school and live with an American family. ETC’s outbound program offers students the chance to study and live in a foreign country. Our organization’s first goal is to provide exceptional support for both students and host families through a network of local coordinators and dedicated office staff.

Are you looking to make a meaningful difference in the world? Would you like to learn more about other cultures? Hosting a foreign exchange student is a great way to start! ETC works with the U.S. Department of State to find homes for high school foreign exchange students coming to the USA on a J‑1 visa. We have students arriving from a variety of countries, ages 14‑18, who are looking for an American family to share this once‑in‑a‑lifetime experience with.

• Ensure a safe and nurturing home environment for the student
• Provide the student with a room (may be shared with a similarly aged host sibling) and his/her own bed
• Three 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
• Learning to taste new foods, listen to new music, and speak a new language
• Sharing their culture with an exchange student
• Joining your family as an additional member
• Helping an exchange student receive an American education and the experience of a lifetime

Learn a new culture, share your own, and add another member to your family. Helping an exchange student gain an American education and life experience is unpredictable and rewarding.

“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 confidence in a time of her life.

She has become not just a daughter to me, but my friend.” – The Rogers Family (former host family)

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