Host an International High School Exchange Student (Anderson, SC)

About the role

ERDT/SHARE! is a global non-profit educational foundation that has been providing international student exchange services to host families and international teens since 1974. SHARE! High School Exchange Program is seeking caring individuals and families to host international exchange students for a semester or a full school year. Students are 14–18 years old and come from countries including France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Japan, South Korea, China, Brazil, Mexico, and many others. Our students are excited to experience American family life, attend their local high school, and become a true member of your family while sharing their own culture and traditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide a welcoming home environment for an international exchange student.
• Include the student in family life and support their integration into the local high school.
• Help the student experience American culture while sharing their own traditions.

Requirements

• Have a caring heart, a stable home, and a willingness to welcome a student into your family.
• Open to two-parent families (with or without children), single parents, single adults, retired couples, empty nesters.
• No prior hosting experience required.

📞 800-941-3738  🌐 sharesouthwest.org/contact