Experience a new culture without leaving your home! (Colorado Springs, CO)
ORGANIZATION: Forte International Exchange Association
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Bring a new culture into your home! Host a high school foreign exchange student! Our students, from all over the world (Brazil, China, Germany, France, Norway, etc) are 15-18 years old, speak English, and have health and accidental insurance. Welcome a student into your home to learn more about another culture and form friendships that last a lifetime.
When your family hosts a foreign exchange student, you will discover a world of fun and embark on an enlightening adventure. Simply by sharing your home, you will be giving an exceptional young person from another country the opportunity of a lifetime: the opportunity to live with your family and experience the language, customs and culture of our country. In return, your exchange student will share with you the rich culture, customs, and ideas from his or her homeland.
For more information about hosting a student please visit our website: http://www.forteexchange.org or contact Carolyn at carolyns@forteexchange.orgMore opportunities with Forte International Exchange Association
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About Forte International Exchange Association
Location:
7115 Leesburg Pike, Suite 217, Falls Church, VA 22043, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Forte International Exchange Association is to promote cultural exchange and to foster mutual understanding and friendship between the United States and other nations worldwide. Our dedicated and mature staff seeks not only to promote student exchange programming but relationship building through public diplomacy. We serve the people who have committed to participate with Forte in this exchange adventure. Join us as we strive to build a peaceful worldwide community through this experience!
Description
Since 2000, Forte International Exchange Association has offered the opportunity for academic and cultural exchange to international high school students who would like to come to the United States on a J-1 Visa.
Public diplomacy is at the core of the J-1 Visa exchange program. Our students learn about American culture, customs and ideals while living with American host families and attending high school. Host families in return learn about the customs, culture, and ideals of the students they host. FIEA has close partnerships with overseas agents that carefully screen and select students with the appropriate age, background, English language skills, and attitude for participating in the international exchange program, while American host families are screened through a process that includes a criminal background check, home inspection, and host family interview.
FIEA is regulated by the U.S. Department of State guidelines, ensures that each Local Representative is certified by the Department of State, and adheres closely to the rules and regulations that are in place to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of each student.
FIEA is an independent nonprofit educational and cultural exchange program based in the Greater Washington, DC area. FIEA is a designated sponsor for the J-1 Visa.
FIEA is endorsed by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET).
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Colorado Springs and surrounding areasColorado Springs, CO 80904
DATE POSTED
May 3, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 25
- Orientation or Training
- 5 or 10 months