SCHOOL NOTEBOOK 7-20-11

The non-profit Center for Cultural Interchange's Academic Year Program is seeking volunteer host families for foreign exchange students. For the upcoming 2011-12 school year, the program will offer foreign exchange students the chance to be fully immersed in the American cultural experience, which includes connecting with a host family in the U.S., attending high school, and experiencing life as a teenager in America first-hand.

Host families do not to pay for the program, they provide a room for the student, and an environment where cultural exchange can take place. Students have their own accident-and-health insurance and bring their own spending money. Students are encouraged to participate in school-sponsored activities, community service, and environmental programs. CCI provides regular communication and support to both host families and students. Host family applications are being accepted now through Aug. 15. For more information, visit http://www.cci-excha, or call 800-634-4771.