Host an International High School Exchange Student (Marion County, IN)
SHARE! High School Exchange ProgramHighlight
Summary
About the Role
About You
- Willingness to provide a safe and nurturing environment for an exchange student.
- Ability to communicate in English.
- Experience with cultural exchange or hosting international students.
- Open-mindedness and a desire to learn about different cultures.
Benefits
- Opportunity to make a positive impact on a young person's life.
- Cultural exchange experience for your family.
- Support from SHARE! throughout the hosting process.
Educational Resource Development Trust (ERDT), a nonprofit educational foundation, was established in 1974 and has, since its inception, been successfully involved in working with international students — both individually and in groups — for short-term and long-term educational and home stay programs. In the 1970s, ERDT was primarily involved in administering scholarships for employees of foreign government agencies and multinational corporations for study at U.S. colleges and universities. In 1980, ERDT was designated by the United States Information Agency (now part of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs) to sponsor a Teenager High School Exchange Program — our SHARE! High School Exchange Program. ERDT/SHARE! now places more than 700 international students a year with American host families while they attend local high schools. ERDT also organizes various Special Programs, including short-term home stays and outbound programs for Americans.