Host an International High School Exchange Student (Fort Smith, AR)
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. The program seeks 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. Every SHARE! student speaks English, has comprehensive medical insurance, has spending money for personal expenses, and is carefully screened and selected before arriving in the United States. To learn more or view available student profiles, contact us at 800-941-3738 or visit sharesouthwest.org/contact.
Requirements
- Caring heart
- Stable home
- 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
Benefits
- Experience the world without leaving home
- Change a life by opening your home to a high school exchange student
- Share your own culture and traditions while learning about another
Schedule
Host an exchange student for a semester or a full school year.