What does it mean to be a NWS Host Family?
The Most important quality we look for in a Host Family is the genuine desire to open your home to an international high school exchange student and to treat your student as you would a member of your own family. All NWS Host Families believe in the importance of cross-cultural exchange and are eager to learn about other countries and cultures as well as to share their American was of life with their student. Host Families need not have a teenager in the home to qualify. Qualities that are sought in a Host Family are friendliness, warmth, flexibility, and financial stability. The Host Family must also have the means to provide room and board for the student for the period of the student’s stay. The socio-economic or educational level of the family is not as important as the family’s willingness to share and learn with their exchange student.
