Welcome a French assistant into your home!
Host families should be in Seattle or nearby…
The host families we seek will host a French assistant without remuneration, for a period of 4 to 8 weeks and in exchange the student will teach for 15 hours a week to one or more members of the family. The host family will offer a single room including breakfast and access to their kitchen. This involves a real cultural exchange, an immersion in a language, and allows you to travel without leaving your home and progressing in French at your own pace.
Linguistic Exchange
This exchange program allows a meeting of two cultures and constitutes another way of travelling. In fact, this social and cultural experience offers to all host family members a daily dose of French based on oral practice.
Main aspects of the program
What is required from the host family…
Accommodation: The host family offers a single room and provides breakfast as well as access to the kitchen for the French assistant. Other organization can be arranged upon request.The assistant is not invited as a guest, she/he is expected to help with daily household tasks and to keep on top of the cleaning and maintenance of their own room and private areas.
Cost: CICD fees per placement is $150 but the first one is free of charge!
What is required from the assistant…
Class time: 15 hours French conversation per week
Course outline: The complementary and support classes can be given in the form of various activities (music, sport, daily conversation…). A timetable needs to be put in place from the beginning of the stay so that the assistant and the host family can come to a agreement on times and organization.
C’est parti!
The 4 steps to apply:
- The host family application form must be returned with all necessary documentation in order to finalize your host profile including photos of your home.
- We agree to meet at your place of residence to finalize your file, get to know you and discuss your plans to host the assistant.
- When we receive French assistants’ profiles, we will inform you by email.
Note: if you are interested in hosting a specific individual, contact us immediately to check with our partner regarding your French assistant availability and interest to become a language assistant. - Once you accept to host one particular French assistant, a family agreement must be returned to us and you can contact your language assistant directly to organize her/his arrival details.
Please feel free to contact Valerie by phone: 206-985-2115 or email: ip@cicdgo.com
You can also visit our website to find out about our International Programs: www.cicdgo.com