FW: Cane Bay Families Interested in Hosting an Exchange Student

Please review the email below that was forwarded to our office.  Pamela is looking for volunteers interested in hosting an exchange student at Cane Bay.

Please contact Pamela for more details.

Thank you,

Krista Westbury

Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA)
Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC)

Community Manager

Community Management Group

349 Folly Road; Suite 2B
    Charleston, SC 29412    
      843-795-8484 x317
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From: Pamela Inabinett [mailto:inabinett.ciee@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 9:44 PM
To: kwestbury@cmgcharleston.com;
Subject: Cane Bay Families Interested in Hosting an Exchange Student

 

Hello Ladies,

My name is Pam Inabinett and Kelly and Sally gave me your email addresses to contact you regarding finding host families for exchange students at Cane Bay High School.  I currently have students from Germany, Spain, Indonesia looking for host families.  I supervised two students this year, one from Brazil and another from the Philippines.  They both had great years and fell in love with their host families.  I would love to meet with your homeowners and or if you could pass on this email.  Below you will find more information about CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange)

CIEE USA High School Program Information

Since 1947, the Council on International Educational Exchange, has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world."

The CIEE USA High School program brings over 1,400 international students to communities across the U.S. each year for 5 or 10 months. With over 63 years of experience in international education, CIEE is the largest and longest running sponsor of exchange programs in the U.S., and our USA High School program prides itself in fostering international exchange not only through the participation of high school students from around the world, but also through the involvement of Local Coordinators, host families, and host schools here in the U.S.

Additional to the CIEE USA High School program, CIEE is designated by the U.S. Department of State as an administrator of several Grant Programs for students who have been selected to participate in the prestigious Congress-Bundestag scholarship (CBYX), Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX), Youth Exchange and Study (YES), and American Serbia and Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange (A-SMYLE).

International students participating in the exchange are between 15 and 18 years of age, have studied English for a minimum of three years, have their own medical insurance & spending money, and have undergone a thorough personal screening and interview process. Once here, cultural immersion allows students to gain a personal understanding of the “American way of life.” Attending American high schools, participating in school and community-run clubs, and living with a host family give students unique firsthand access to American culture and offers them the opportunity to be ambassadors of their culture in American communities. Many students attain fluency in English by the end of the program. Most importantly, they will have built American relationships that will last forever.

 

I look forward to hearing from you!

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Pamela W. Inabinett
Local Coordinator
CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange

Tel: 843-568-6326

Email: Inabinett.CIEE@gmail.com

Web: www.ciee.org