Expand our CIEE venture in your community<\/p>\n
Council on International Educational Exchanges, a High School foreign
\nexchange organization is looking for individuals who want to join CIEE
\nin spreading our mission of peace, understanding and tolerance through
\ncultural and educational exchange. I would like to ask your help in
\neither recommending an individual or posting a notice in your church
\nbulletin for those who would like to work with high school foreign
\nexchange students and local schools. Local coordinator\u2019s recruit
\nvolunteer host families, provide support and activities for students,
\nand make friends at home and abroad that will last a lifetime!<\/p>\n
We are looking for fun loving, responsible adults who are active in
\ntheir communities, enjoy teenagers, have patience, excellent
\ncommunication skills, and maturity.<\/p>\n
Local coordinators work as independent contractors and will earn a
\nper student stipend for placing a student along with a supervision
\nstipend. They also earn rewards for both national and international
\ntravel to our meetings to meet with hundreds of other coordinators
\nacross the country to help improve the program! Although this is not a
\nfull-time salaried position, it can represent a supplemental income
\nfor teachers, coaches, stay at home moms, retired persons and youth
\npastors.<\/p>\n
Local Coordinator\u2019s make a difference by:<\/p>\n
*Promoting American values and beliefs globally<\/p>\n
*Educating Americans about diverse cultures while strengthening
\nmutual understanding and global citizenship<\/p>\n
*Affect attitudes over lifetimes and from one generation to the next,
\nproviding the potential to address long-term problems of anti-American
\nsentiment central to fighting terrorism.<\/p>\n
*Engage the leaders of tomorrow in dialogue with American peers,
\nfamilies and communities<\/p>\n
Hosting is a volunteer endeavor where families host a young person
\nfrom another country for a 5 month or 10th month period. They provide
\nthe student with a place to sleep and study (can be a shared room with
\nan age appropriate member of the same sex), feed them breakfast and
\ndinner and on the weekends, and include them as a part of their family
\nwhile they study here in the US. Students come with their own medical
\ninsurance and spending money to cover incidentals. Hosting can be a
\ngreat way to positively impact our world and make it a better place.
\nWe have profiles of young people from 55 countries around the world
\nand the local coordinator would help match families up with a student.<\/p>\n
Finding quality local coordinators and host families with true hearts
\ncan be challenging. We value referrals from community leaders. We
\nwould like to donate 50.00 to your church for a referral of an
\nindividual who would work with us. We would also donate 50.00 to your
\nchurch for each family willing to host a student.<\/p>\n
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. You may also find
\nout more about our organization and mission by visiting www.ciee.org .<\/p>\n
Amy Larison
\nTeam Leader – Texas
\nCIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange
\nEmail: amylarison89@yahoo.com
\nhttp:\/\/www.twittermoms.com\/profile\/AmyLarison167
\nhttp:\/\/www.ciee.org\/hs\/host
\nhttp:\/\/www.ciee.org\/highschool\/index.html
\n*Above links are for host families and for local coordinators.*<\/p>\n
–I am including a few of the profiles of students we are looking to
\nplace with host families. This will give you a better idea of some of
\nthe students we have in our program. Each has a desire to learn all
\nthere is about their host families, which include their faith. In no
\nway do we try to convert a student or family. We encourage all to get
\nthe most out of the experience.–<\/p>\n
We do have one local coordinator who does know ASL and can work with
\nfamilies. We can always use more coordinators with this gift and of
\ncourse families.<\/p>\n