Host families WANTED

World Heritage is presently seeking host families to participate in the 2010/2011 academic year program.

We have students from all over the world who are excited to share their heritage and to learn about our country. We are also proud to be a part of the YES (Youth Exchange and Study) program which was created by the U.S. Department of State and provides scholarship for a ten month experience to high school students from countries with significant Muslim population, and the FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange) program which brings high school age students from Eurasia (Newly Independent State of the form Soviet Union) to the USA for an academic year.

These personable and academically select exchange students speak English, are bright, curious and eager to learn about this country through living as part of a family and attending high school. The exchange students arrive from their home country shortly before school begins and return at the end of the school year. Each World Heritage student is fully insured, brings his or her own personal spending money and expects to bear his or her share of house responsibilities, as well as being included in normal family activities and lifestyles. At the same time the student will be teaching their newly adopted host family about their own culture and language.

The students are well screened and qualified by World Heritage. Once families are paired, students and families are encouraged to begin corresponding prior to the student’s arrival.

Hosting an exchange student can be a life changing experience for everyone involved. I have had the joy of serving as a liaison between host families, students, schools and World Heritage and have been able to see how this program can really make a difference! I am the local Area Rep for Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley, and I’m always available to answer any questions and get you started on the road to hosting foreign exchange students! Please call or e-mail any questions.