Monday 29 July - Friday 9 August 2019

Lake Joondalup Baptist College will have a visit from a group of Japanese students from Hanazono High School in Japan, sister school to LJBC. Exchange visits are a wonderful way to increase cultural awareness and develop cross-cultural communication skills for all participants. It’s rewarding and fun for families to experience another culture, share their experiences learning about Australia and form international friendships.

 We are looking for families who are willing to host a student for 11 nights:   

• Apart from friendship and the opportunity to participate in family life, host families only need to provide a bed (a mattress is OK) and meals (as normal) for the students. 
• The students are high school aged (15-17) but it is still a good experience for families if host children are younger/older as they mix well and everyone benefits from the cultural exchange. 
• Shoji Australia act as guardians for the students during their stay and offer 24 hour bilingual support to students and host families. 
• The students will start and end their day at LJBC having English lessons and participating in school life in the afternoons. 
• All host parents are required by law to have current Working with Children Checks but Shoji Australia will provide the forms and reimburse the cost.
• Families will receive a payment to cover the student’s living expenses.

Please support this rewarding school program. It may seem like a long way off but please register now so progress can be made towards the visit.

Please fill in a confidential application form at

https://shojiaustralia.com.au/application-school.html 

Or contact Shoji Australia for more information.

Ph:  9385 6911

e-mail:  jenni@shojiaustralia.com.au

Meagan Maassen

Japanese teacher