Anyone know of a good euro-canada exchange/homestay student program?
Posted on November 4th, 2010 by admin
I’m a fourteen year old girl from vancouver who wants to go to france and live there with a french family for a few months as a homestay student. I’m looking for a program that is safe and the families are supposed to treat me like i’m one of their own kids, and i go to a french school. Or, something simular. Does anyone know of a euro-canada program that does that sort of exchange student thing?
YFU (Youth For Understanding), AFS, and Rotary are frequently called "the big 3" when it comes to exchanges – long histories and good reputations, although a few others are making their way up that list. Please forgive my bias towards YFU – it’s the one that I have direct experience with (I am a 5-time host mom and volunteer in the USA). I am gaining indirect experience by corresponding with former students. When I have asked exchange students why they chose YFU, I get the following answers: (1) YFU gave them more bang for their buck and/or (2) someone they knew and trusted recommended YFU. 95% of the fees collected by YFU go for direct program costs (airline tickets, support in hosting country, etc.). YFU has been around for almost 60 years and has learned how to make exchanges successful.
If you choose another organization, please make sure that it is is listed with the Council for Standards on International Educational Travel (csiet.org). They routinely audit programs for quality. While it is possible that a good organization is not listed with them, it is less likely and I would advise doing more research on anyone that is not listed with them.
YFU Canada does have programs to France. YFU families are expected to treat exchange students as if the student were their own child. As the program to France is an academic program, you would attend school just like any other ‘normal’ teenager.
Check out the sites below. They’re mostly for YFU USA, but most (if not all) of them will apply to YFU Canada as well.
Good luck to you no matter what you choose!
Spanish Program Ochoa Host Family – La Metro – 5 days of activities visiting both fun and cultural hotspots of Cordoba city.
Adrienne Keller, an Experimenter and three-time group leader, describes her homestay community in Botswana, and the lessons she learned from them. Adrienne collaborated on this digital story with co-group leaders Michael Wlodarski and Alewa Cooper. For more information, visit www.experimentinternational.org
Cultural Homestay International has been providing foreign exchange and study abroad programs in Chula Vista, CA since 1980. A non-profit organization, C.H.I. has worked closely with jr. high and high school students to help them with student exchange placement with host families all throughout the world. Call today.
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