OV Host Family Information Night
About housing international students
Event Information
Host Family Information Night
Meet with the Otselic Valley International Student team including Superintendent Dan Henner, and learn more about Exchange Service International, the organization with whom OV is partnering to connect with international students. We look forward to connecting remotely with Mike Kofahl, Director of Development at ESI, who will be available to answer your questions. Get handouts, hear details, and participate in a Q&A.
Contact: communications@ovcs.org or call the school: 315-653--7218
When?
Wednesday, Mar 30, 2016, 07:00 PM
Where?
Otselic Valley Central School, new cafeteria
Who can host an international student?
- Local residents--families or individuals--who can provide a safe, comfortable environment: a room, meals, transportation, time, and support in exchange for a monthly stipend to cover room and board.
Why host an international student?
- You participate in increasing cultural awareness: learning more about where the student comes from, and creating American experiences and connections that they take home with them.
- You value the potential for life-long friendships between you and your students and their families.
- You help open doors for students, both local and global.
- Your community pride is showing as you welcome a student to our region.
- Your Viking pride is showing as you equip our OV kids with an introduction to global citizenship.
You have questions. We have answers.
- Is our family and our home a good fit with this program?
- What kind of support will we get--both financial and otherwise--from ESI and from OVCS?
- How will students get around?
- Do they have medical insurance?
- Do they speak English?
- What countries will they be coming from?
- What if we don't get along?
- Do I need to have teenagers at home to be a host family?
- Can students be expected to follow our family's rules?
- What if there's an emergency?
- Other questions?
- What's next?
This video was made by another of the organizations bringing international students to live and study in the US, but its themes match ours. Enjoy.
Host a Foreign Exchange Student
We are OV
Email: communications@ovcs.org
Website: www.ovcs.org
Location: 125 County Rd 13A, South Otselic, NY, United States
Phone: 315-653-7218
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