Full Immersion
Tutor conversational English and learn or improve a new language you'll pick up from your host family.
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It no longer matters what travelers do; it matters why they do it.
Homestay tutors volunteer to teach conversational English to a screened host family and receive free room and board.
Help a family learn English. For 1, 2, or 3 months. You'll become a part of the community.
When your host family learns English, you're leaving a lifetime skill that they (and you) will never forget.
Au Pairs take care of the children, help with homework, keeps children's rooms & play areas clean, and prepares snacks and meals for the children for about 30 hours a week.
Depending on the location, you can be an au pair for a month or up to a year. You'll become a part of the community.
Teach Abroad with the peace of mind knowing we have your back 24/7.
Depending on the location, you can teach for a month in the summer, a semester, or a year. You'll become a part of the community.
Teaching English Abroad is ideal for anyone wanting to have an amazing cultural experience, earn a sustainable income, and contribute to people improving their life opportunities.
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This is an immersion opportunity. Depending on the location, you can be an au pair for a month or up to a year. You'll become a part of the community.
Au Pairs help the children with their homework and assist in keeping children’s rooms and play areas clean. They prepare snacks and meals for the children and drop them off or pick them up from school or activities.
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Never done this before? No worries! Host families want to learn conversational English. Just speak to them as you would on an ordinary day.
Travel abroad and live like a local for 1 to 3 months when you help your host family learn conversational English. Don’t worry if you’ve never done this before! Your new host family is more interested in learning conversational English than they are in grammar.
Teach English abroad for up to 15 hours each week. Our host families are looking for volunteer tutors to live with them and in return, you'll receive a private bedroom and full board.
You'll have so much fun living in your new community by simply speaking English the way you normally do at home. Also, you have a unique opportunity to learn or improve another language!
It won’t take long for the locals to start recognizing you and for you to consider your host community your new, temporary home. It’s real and authentic. Wake up each day and feel a connection.
Tutor conversational English and learn or improve a new language you'll pick up from your host family.
Choose Frace, Italy, Spain, Germany, or Thailand, and a departure date that works for your schedule.
When your host family learns English, you're leaving a lifetime skill that they (and you) will never forget.
Cultural Exchange is incredibly important in our shared world today. We're very proud of these program values.
This experience will look great on your CV or Resume. Learn a new language in an immersion setting. Contribute a skill that will last a lifetime.
Host families contact us because they want to provide room and board to an English speaker who will help them with their conversational English. When there are children in the family, mostly they need help with their English homework, but many times the adults want to join in as well.
Families are screened. They have to show a need and a desire to host an English tutor. And they have to pass a background check, an interview by in-country staff and agree to a home inspection, and provide photos of the home (inside and out). Tutors are promised their own private room but there are times a bathroom might be shared. Families provide meals except when you're traveling or out of the house.
We take our time making a match because it is impossible to change a host family based on location, for example. However, once you are on the program and if issues arise, we maintain emergency families and can step in and help. This is extremely rare.
For the most authentic experience of living abroad each day, you cannot choose your exact location.
What you can do is tell us the area where you’d like to be and whether or not you’d like a large city, a small town, or a rural placement. And we’ll try our best.
Remember … the host families choose us when they need a live-in tutor and so timing is everything. There are many locations that you may not have considered prior to applying that are fantastic places in your country of choice. (We can tell you about many tutors that have loved their locations!)
Do I need to get a visa?
For most homestay tutors, you'll enter the country on a tourist visa and you can stay 90-days. If you have concerns, check with the embassy of your destination.
When can I book my flights?
DO NOT book any flights until you are matched with your host family. They will go over several arrival dates with you. We'll tell you when it's safe to book your airfare.
How long can I stay on the program?
For France, you can stay up to 90-days. Then you must depart the entire Schengen Zone (all of the EU) for 180-days before you can return to any country.
If you're going to do any travel, don't accept a 3 -month position as a tutor. You won't have time to travel around at the end or before your program.
Also, don't surprise your host family. They might not be able to host you past the agreed-upon dates.
Do I need to speak the local language?
Nope! Although if you arrive with a little knowledge of the local language, it is going to be a little easier for you.
Do I have to have the classes prepared in advance?
Remember, your host family wants to learn conversational English. Most of what you have to do is just speaking as you normally would.
Our own tutoring book with lesson plans and games is provided to you before you depart.
I've heard bringing a gift for the host family is a good thing?
Who doesn't like a present? We recommend bringing something that represents where you are from. Maple syrup, pancake mix, a coffee mug are a few ideas.
Do I have free time?
We are asking you to tutor the family 15 hours a week. Outside of that commitment, you're free to explore. In fact, we hope you will!
Will my host family speak English?
Count on them knowing basic English. That's why you're there!
Can I be placed with a travel companion?
Host families for the most part have room for one tutor. If you want to travel with someone, we can try to find a family who would like a tutor and who lives nearby your host family. Or at least where you could see each other a few times during the week.
This is something you want to mention right from the start. Think of it as a puzzle. We can put it together, but it might take a little time.
How long does it take to be placed with a family?
If you can give us 90-days, we will succeed in an awesome placement. Some tutors want a last-minute placement. We charge extra for that. The longer we have to make the match, the better program you're going to have.
What can I do in my free time?
Outside of the 15 hours a week, the time is really yours to do what you like.
As you read the Blog posts from former tutors, here are a few things they've done:
Live like a local while tutoring your host family in conversational English 15 hours a week!
No official start dates. Travel when you can manage it.
Wide range of ages. 18 to 70 is possible. We've placed older!
Total immersion. Teach a language ... learn a language.
Learn or improve the language of your host family.
No experience is necessary. They want to practice conversational English.
You simply need a high school diploma or above.
Host families are screened. Some have even hosted with us before.
Use our own tutor guide with lots of lessons to get you started.
Lots of free time. You'll have time each day to explore.