Do you have a spare bed/room? Have you adopted a child
from overseas and want to expose him/her to his/her
native culture? Do you have a child learning a
foreign language? Do you want your children to
appreciate cultural diversity?Do you want to be an
American ambassador to young people from other
countries? Do you have friends or relatives who would
also be willing to act as a host family?
Please consider the following details:
World Heritage is seeking families, couples or single
parents (with or without children at home) who are
adventurous, fun-loving, responsible, and most of all,
caring.
W O R L DH E R I T A G E
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When you host a foreign exchange student, your family
will embark on an unforgettable cultural adventure.
By opening up your heart and your home, you will be
giving an exceptional young person the opportunity of
a lifetime - to live with your family and experience
firsthand the language, customs and culture of our
country.
There is no greater opportunity for bright,
inquisitive teenagers eager to expand their knowledge
and their worlds. In return, your World Heritage
exchange student will bring a fresh new outlook on
life and a bit of his or her native country into your
home. It is truly the meeting of two cultures - not as
a tourist, but as a "family" - learning from each
other and living together. Each year, World Heritage
offers North American families the opportunity to host
girls and boys, ages 15 to 18, from Brazil, Denmark,
France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Spain, Switzerland and Thailand. World Heritage
invites you and your family to participate in this
invaluable cultural experience and help contribute to
global harmony.
Having an exchange student in your home is much like
having an adopted teenage son or daughter.
Of course, one of the primary goals of your World
Heritage foreign exchange student will be to master
the English language. However, all students are at
least conversant in the language before their arrival,
having studied it for a minimum of three years and
many times even more. Therefore, your exchange student
will be able to communicate with you and your family
in his or her charming accent. By the end of the year,
your student will be speaking our language with
fluency, slang and all ! As part of the fun, your
family will probably be learning some of your
student's native language as well. This is no small
benefit considering the growing importance of foreign
languages in these exciting times of international
change.
About the students.
Before a student is considered for the World Heritage
program, he or she is carefully screened by our
overseas offices. Students are selected on the basis
of their high academic standing, good-natured and
adaptable manner, and their curiosity and sense of
adventure. The students who are accepted into the
World Heritage program radiate their enthusiasm for
learning about a whole new way of life.
When you and your student meet for the first time,
World Heritage doesn't want you to feel like
strangers. Both host families and students will
receive information about one another ahead of time --
descriptions of the family, hobbies, studies, and
place of residence. The student will be most eager to
meet you. We suggest that you break the ice by writing
to your new son or daughter before his or her arrival.
Suddenly you become more than an application; you
become their North American host family.
A priceless investment.
If you are concerned about the cost of hosting a World
Heritage exchange student, rest assured; your
financial commitment is minimal. You merely provide
meals and a room. In fact, your student may even share
a room with a child of the same sex who is close in
age. World Heritage exchange students pay for their
own round-trip airfare and provide their own complete
medical and liability insurance coverage. Spending
money is the responsibility of the students and their
natural parents. Your most important contribution is
far from monetary. It comes from your heart -- a
willingness to welcome this student to your country
and into your home by making him or her feel like a
true member of the family.
Welcome a lifelong friend.
Having an exchange student in your home is much like
having an adopted teenage son or daughter. World
Heritage students expect and want to be treated as a
member of the family, enjoying the privileges as well
as assuming the duties. This entails full
participation in the day-to-day activities of your
family such as household chores, leisure time and
recreation. Your World Heritage student wants to learn
about your country as a "native", not as a guest.
As your student experiences daily activities with your
family and within your community, you will discover a
new way of looking at and appreciating those things
you often considered commonplace. And as your student
shares his or her customs with you, your entire family
will discover a new culture -- right at home.
The mutual rewards of hosting a World Heritage student
are far-reaching. Your student's classmates,
instructors and your entire community will be enriched
by interacting with your exchange student. As the
school year goes by, your family will grow close to
this new family member and will develop a bond that
will span thousands of miles and last a lifetime. A
tearful goodbye will come all too quickly, but with
the closeness you have nurtured, you and your exchange
student are sure to keep in touch. Some day, your
entire family may visit your foreign friend as guests
to his or her own country.
How to become a host family.
World Heritage is seeking families, couples or single
parents (with or without children at home) who are
adventurous, fun-loving, responsible, and most of all,
caring. To begin this exciting cultural experience,
you will meet with a World Heritage Area
Representative and then complete an application form
covering various aspects of your family, your
community and your school.
Recruiting for World Heritage host families takes
place in the spring and early summer months to ensure
enough time for exchanging letters with your student
before his or her arrival. Once your student arrives,
your World Heritage Area Representative will be
available during the entire stay to assist your
student in adjusting to your family and his or her new
school, community and culture. Of course, in the event
of a real emergency, you may contact the World
Heritage office 24 hours a day.
Life in Colorado:
Students will likely be attending Gateway High School
and will need to live in fairly close proximity.Your
exchange student will have his/her own spending money,
but will be like any other member of your family: s/he
will eat meals with you, do chores, and live life as
much according to your schedule as possible.Students
will attend American culture classes in the morning
from mid-July to mid-August and then will attend
regular high school classes all year.Please contact
Linda Nwachukwu-Franklin
(720) 331-7517 or linda.nwachukwu@gmail.com
for more information.
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