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ONE ACADEMIC YEAR OR ONE ACADEMIC SEMESTER
IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Locations Include: California, Florida,
Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon,
Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas,
Massachusetts and many more.........
Students live with a qualified volunteer host family to
practice English and become acquainted with American life. The
host family is also eager to learn about the student's culture and the
history of their country.
Living with Host Families
American host families are volunteers in hosting the exchange students. By opening their homes to the young people of the world, they confirm once again the American tradition of reaching out. They are willing to share the culture and way of life as well as to learn about other cultures.
Students become members of the family for one school year or one semester; thus, getting a once-in-a-lifetime experience of appreciating another culture and way of life as well as learning tolerance and acceptance. The student becomes a lifelong friend with the host family.
American School Schedules
- Block: Every day the student takes four
subjects for 2 hours each
- Semi-Block: Every day the student takes four
subjects for two hours each, and on alternate days he takes four other
subjects for two hours each.
- Traditional: Every day the student takes six
or seven classes, the same subjects every day.
ECI requires all students to remain in school and
retain a "C" or better grade average in every class.
Insurance
Students are covered by accident and medical insurance. Dental and ophthalmologic
services are excluded,
except for services to alleviate pain. Pre-existing
illnesses are not covered.
Trips
ECI organizes two major trips (at an extra expense) during the
winter and spring breaks.
Program Fee Covers:
- services to place the student with a host family;
- services to place the student in school;
- accident and medical insurance;
- provision of the document for visa;
- monitoring of the student within 24 hours during 7 days;
- counseling of the student (if it is needed);
- provision of toll-free number for any calls received by the students;
- some student activities: orientation meeting upon the arrival (orientation meetings are held in the location where students arrive), cultural activities and meetings and gatherings throughout the stay of the student (the activities are different in different locations, and they are organized by local area coordinators).
N.B.:
ECI works with agents abroad that facilitate the screening and selection
of the students/participants, as well as prepares the students to the new
cultural endeavor. Thus, the agent abroad (not E.C.I.) enters into
contractual agreement with the students and the natural parent regarding
the cost of the Program.
Expectations
We cannot guarantee placement in a particular
region, nor in a town of a certain size, or with a particular kind of
host family. A private bedroom is not guaranteed. However, a separate bed is
guaranteed.
The student must comply with all reasonable rules of the host family
(example.... curfews, household chores, visitors, phone calls, etc.)
STUDENT RULES
The student must keep the host family informed at all times of his or
her whereabouts, with whom he or she is associating, and times of
departure from and return to the host family's home.
The student must not borrow money from the host family or
from any other source. Natural parents must supply the student with
an adequate amount of spending money at all times, normally $250-300 per
month, to cover school lunches at school, purchasing of personal items:
(hygiene items, clothing, pocket money when the student goes to a movie with
his/her friends), school supplies, telephone cards, etc.
Students must respect the federal, state, local and Program rules
that are described in detail under "High School Programs student Rules
and Regulations"
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