Hosting our intern is a key factor in the
programs success. The host families play a key role in shaping our intern's
views on American family life and education here (they are all studying to
become teachers). They also become short-term family members who can become
lifelong French native friends. This year we will need a minimum of 3 host
families to volunteer to host an intern for about 12 weeks. This is an exciting
opportunity to have your children really connect on a daily basis with a native
French speaker and learn more about French culture, like cooking, at home! All
interns have excellent English skills so communication with non-French fluent
families will not be a problem.
Our inaugural
program this year was a huge success. Our intern, Caroline
Billequin, was successful in supporting French language studies in the
classrooms, lending much needed support to our faculty, and helping students to
understand French culture close up. We are grateful to all of the
wonderful families who hosted her and enriched Caroline's experience living in
America. We will be sad to say au revoir in June.
If you are interested in hosting our new
intern, please read the information about the Amity Intern Program and
requirements below. Email or Call Constance Van Flandern if you have any
questions or would like to put your name on the list to reserve a specific
intern time period (Fall Term Sept-Dec, Winter Jan-March, Spring April-June).
Intern priority will be given to families who requested an intern last year but
were wait listed, and then to the first responders. Thank you for supporting a
strong educational experience at Roosevelt.
Thank you,
Constance Van Flandern (917 721-4401)
Parent & Amity Intern Family Host Coordinator
HOST FAMILIES (from the Amity website): http://www.amity.org/category/host-family-overview/
Host Families play a vital role in the success of an assignment. By welcoming an intern from another country into their home, volunteer host families gain friendship, understanding, knowledge and a connection to the world. They will experience new tastes and customs, and have the chance to practice their intern's language. Their children will learn about different parts of the world from the intern, and may receive extra help with their own language studies. Long-lasting relationships that may develop between the family and intern can lead to an ongoing exchange of friendship and hospitality. Children may also benefit from having an international friend and a foreign pen pal. Learning about another culture may create new interests in travel and international issues. Hosts may also gain a new perspective of Americans and American culture as seen through the intern's eyes, leading, perhaps, to broadening their own opinions, beliefs and values. HOST FAMILIES PROVIDE: A private room. Three meals a day, including a sack lunch on school days. Transportation to & from school if school is not walking distance or accessible by public transportation.
