St Paul Preparatory School

 Welcome to the St. Paul Preparatory School online Host Family Orientation.  Thank you for volunteering to host a foreign exchange student! Your generosity in opening your home is helping to further U.S. public diplomacy and foreign policy goals.

 The goal for every student and host family is a mutually rewarding and educational exchange experience.  Sufficient preparation and orientation are imperative to help ensure a successful exchange for all parties.

 There are 6 sections to this orientation (part 2-7), divided into 6 training modules for your convenience.  You can either continue through the entire orientation in one sitting, or you may pause between modules and come back.  Upon completion of all 6 modules, you will need to take an online quiz to verify that you have completed this orientation. The link to the quiz is located on the SPP website: Click here!

 Basic Program Rules  Welcoming Your Student ◦ Preparation & Early Days of Hosting  Travel Tips & Information ◦ Flights & Airline Personnel  Potential Problems & Coping Strategies ◦ How to Handle Conflicts, Differences in Religion, Internet Usage  Culture Shift ◦ Signals, Phases, & Intercultural Transition  Insurance Information ◦ FAQs

 The next module will cover the basic St. Paul Preparatory program rules that students agree to before coming on program.