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Homestay
with Canadian Families
Accommodations for International Students Homestay Program
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family will meet the newly arriving student at the airport
and provide initial and ongoing orientation to the city,
the school and Canadian family living.
Our network of host families are
interested in other cultures and value the friendship of
its international students. This network consists only of
families which offer a safe and comfortable
English-speaking environment for cultural learning and
language skills development. A safe, friendly, relaxed
atmosphere will be found in these homes. Students quickly
gain confidence using the English language in everyday
communication.
This homestay environment not only
promotes the learning of language and culture, but also
provides opportunities for happy activities such as family
outings, ski trips, camping and cultural events. The host
families are in frequent contact with the school and help
students with the supervision of their homework.
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Homestay
Application Form
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St. John's Homestay Co-ordinators screen and
monitor homestay families. Some of these major points of screening
for homestay families are:
- Safe and friendly home life
- The families have a genuine interest in
sharing their home and lives
- Good communication skills, which help build a
strong relationship between the student and the family
- Host families provide proper guidance and
caring supervision
- Students join their host family on outings,
picnics, sightseeing, sports, holidays and other celebrations
- Students learn to communicate in everyday
conversational English and gain confidence in their language
abilities
- Host families provide a private room
furnished with a bed and bedding , dresser, desk and a study
lamp.
- All host families provide three meals each
day which includes a bag lunch for school
- Students have use of the television, the
telephone, and laundry facilities
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