Host Family to High School Exchange Student

Be a Host Family to a High School Exchange Student

Education Travel & Culture (ETC) offers inbound and outbound programs for high school students worldwide. Host families welcome international students on J-1 visas to share cultural exchange and support a full high school experience in the U.S.

• Ensure a safe and nurturing home environment for the student
• Provide the student with a private room (room may be shared with a host sibling of similar age) and a bed
• Offer 3 meals per day
• Provide transportation to and from school and extracurricular activities
• Give love and support and foster friendship
• Explore cultural differences and similarities together
• Families with or without children are accepted

• They bring their own spending money and health insurance
• They have good English skills
• They are highly screened for the program
• They are excited to meet their American family
• They are eager to experience new cultures through food, music, language
• They want to share their own culture and become new family member

Seeing what a former host family experienced:"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 confident in a time of her life.

She has become not just a daughter to me, but my friend."

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