Host Family Placements

For the F-1 Public High School Program all host family placements are handled directly by Educatius International staff with the exception of placements in Tacoma where we work with a trusted partner. The host family placement is a very important part of the program and perhaps one of the most important factors for the students well being while on the program. At Educatius International we therefore always do our very best to make sure we match every student with a suitable host family.

Host Family Matching and Placement

Educatius International will match the student with a suitable screened host family for placement after the school district has chosen a school for the student.

The student application is sent to the Educatius coordinator in the area.

The coordinator matches the student with a family and notifies the Educatius home office.

Educatius notifies the International Partner about the placement.

Host Family Screening

All Educatius International host families are screened through the following steps:

Host Family Application Form - much like the student application form.

Home visit and personal interview with the host family members.

Personal reference checks.

Police Checks.

Criteria

At Educatius International we look for families that are practically located for the student to get to school and that have the space needed for hosting a student. We look for families that want to host a student because they want to share their way of life and culture with the student at the same time as they get to learn more about the student and his/her home country. Our families come from all walks of life and may be typical mother + father + child families or single parents etc.