Host an International High School Exchange Student (Bernalillo, NM)

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide a caring and stable home environment for an international high school exchange student.
• Integrate the student into family life, support their attendance at local high school, and facilitate cultural exchange.

Requirements

• Host families can be two-parent families (with or without children), single parents, single adults, retired couples, or empty nesters.
• Must have a caring heart, a stable home, and a willingness to welcome a student into the family.

Qualifications

• Students speak English.
• Students have comprehensive medical insurance.
• Students have spending money for personal expenses.
• Students are carefully screened and selected before arriving in the United States.

Schedule

Hosting opportunities are available for a semester or a full school year.