Host Family to High School Exchange Student

Be a Host Family to a High School Exchange Student

ETC provides inbound program opportunities for high school students throughout the world to study in an American high school and live with an American family. 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.

• Ensure a safe and nurturing home environment for the student
• Provide the student with a room (can be shared with a similar 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!
• 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!

Learn a new culture, share your culture, add a member to your family, and help a student experience an American education.

Watch our video to learn more