Foreign Exchange Homeschooling experience...
Latoya
I just had a thought of starting a homeschooling program to where we
could bring in a student from the country we're learning about that
year and really get submerged in to the language. The students and
their families are responsible for their living and money and we'd get
to experience another culture and language and get a tax write off!
Let me know if you're interested. I can send out information with the
FAQs.
Latoya
Parenting, naturally...
www.naturalfamilyboutique.com/?Latoya
could bring in a student from the country we're learning about that
year and really get submerged in to the language. The students and
their families are responsible for their living and money and we'd get
to experience another culture and language and get a tax write off!
Let me know if you're interested. I can send out information with the
FAQs.
Latoya
Parenting, naturally...
www.naturalfamilyboutique.com/?Latoya
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In a message dated 2/5/2005 9:57:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Latoya" <latoyadenise@...> writes:
There was no tax write-off.
He was here to speak English and experience *our* culture, not for us to learn to speak German.
He was in a school (so you'd have to deal with a school's schedule).
And *WE* were in charge of his living expenses---not just room & board, but living expenses as if he were *our* child for the year.
As unschoolers, we don't "study" a country a year---we tend to learn about many different countries in bits and pieces throughout the year.
Maybe send your own child on one of the many exchange programs already in place? There are many!
~Kelly
>I just had a thought of starting a homeschooling program to where weHaving hosted an exchange student:
>could bring in a student from the country we're learning about that
>year and really get submerged in to the language. The students and
>their families are responsible for their living and money and we'd get
>to experience another culture and language and get a tax write off!
>Let me know if you're interested. I can send out information with the
>FAQs.<<<
There was no tax write-off.
He was here to speak English and experience *our* culture, not for us to learn to speak German.
He was in a school (so you'd have to deal with a school's schedule).
And *WE* were in charge of his living expenses---not just room & board, but living expenses as if he were *our* child for the year.
As unschoolers, we don't "study" a country a year---we tend to learn about many different countries in bits and pieces throughout the year.
Maybe send your own child on one of the many exchange programs already in place? There are many!
~Kelly
queenjane555
--- In [email protected], "Latoya"
<latoyadenise@y...> wrote:
another country. Most exchange groups are set up so the student goes
to school, so it might fill a need for international homeschoolers.
Otherwise, i think it would be better to go with an established
organization. There are situations that arise in which the "fit"
isnt right, and the student asks to be placed with another family,
so with an established group there are more options. And the point
of the student coming here would be to immerse him/herself in OUR
culture, not really vice versa (although you would learn alot about
another culture anyway.)
If you want that same kind of immersion, why not try visiting areas
in your city that have a large percentage of whatever nationality
you are focusing on. Visit ethnic restaurants, go to festivals, rent
movies in that language, etc.
Katherine
<latoyadenise@y...> wrote:
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> could bring in a student from the country we're learning about thatI think it could possibly work if its another homeschooler, from
> year and really get submerged in to the language.
another country. Most exchange groups are set up so the student goes
to school, so it might fill a need for international homeschoolers.
Otherwise, i think it would be better to go with an established
organization. There are situations that arise in which the "fit"
isnt right, and the student asks to be placed with another family,
so with an established group there are more options. And the point
of the student coming here would be to immerse him/herself in OUR
culture, not really vice versa (although you would learn alot about
another culture anyway.)
If you want that same kind of immersion, why not try visiting areas
in your city that have a large percentage of whatever nationality
you are focusing on. Visit ethnic restaurants, go to festivals, rent
movies in that language, etc.
Katherine