Host a Global Guest
Since 2011, 320+ TVS students and faculty have home-hosted 280+ international guests from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, England, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. During the pandemic, 80+ TVS students virtually hosted students from Germany, Hungary, Japan, Sweden, and Taiwan to keep our global connections strong.
In 2024-25, 17 TVS Host Families home-hosted 27 guests from Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, & Scotland!
Join the 190+ TVS families across the school and host a Global Guest this year!
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1. Ms. Wester (Sweden) is an International Assistant Teacher (IAT) who be working in the LS for 4 weeks and needs a host family from approximately Sept 20 - Oct 26. IATs need: a caring family that is willing share their culture and learn about their guest's; their own room (they can share a bathroom); meals with the family (TVS lunches are covered by the Global Education program); and rides to/from school with your family. IATs pay their host families $100 per week to offset living expenses. Continue doing what you normally do, but share it with a Global Guest! Contact the Global Education Director to learn more or to sign up!
2. Ms. Johannson (Sweden) is an International Assistant Teacher (IAT) who be working in the LS for 4 weeks and needs a host family from approximately Sept 20 - Oct 26. IATs need: a caring family that is willing share their culture and learn about their guest's; their own room (they can share a bathroom); meals with the family (TVS lunches are covered by the Global Education program); and rides to/from school with your family. IATs pay their host families $100 per week to offset living expenses. Continue doing what you normally do, but share it with a Global Guest! Contact the Global Education Director to learn more or to sign up!
3. Ms. Kruse (Denmark) is an International Assistant Teacher (IAT) who be working in the MS for 6 weeks and needs 1-2 host families from approximately Oct 11 - Nov 22. IATs need: a caring family that is willing share their culture and learn about their guest's; their own room (they can share a bathroom); meals with the family (TVS lunches are covered by the Global Education program); and rides to/from school with your family. IATs pay their host families $100 per week to offset living expenses. Continue doing what you normally do, but share it with a Global Guest! Contact the Global Education Director to learn more or to sign up!
4. Ms. Okert (Denmark) is an International Assistant Teacher (IAT) who be working in the MS for 6 weeks and needs 1-2 host families from approximately Oct 11 - Nov 22. IATs need: a caring family that is willing share their culture and learn about their guest's; their own room (they can share a bathroom); meals with the family (TVS lunches are covered by the Global Education program); and rides to/from school with your family. IATs pay their host families $100 per week to offset living expenses. Continue doing what you normally do, but share it with a Global Guest! Contact the Global Education Director to learn more or to sign up!
Host Parent Testimonial:
"Hosting was a great experience for all in our family, we had no bad experiences. The best was the interactions with the kids, it was non-stop fun, chatter, laughing, playing. Hosting Thanksgiving was fun to share the holiday and traditions with the boys. Celebrating Christmas and sharing in the decorating and viewing of the lights around town. Showing them the spirit of sports. All was great!"
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5. Ms. Obrist (Switzerland) is an International Assistant Teacher (IAT) who be working in the LS for 4 weeks and needs a host family from approximately Jan 10 - Feb 8. IATs need: a caring family that is willing share their culture and learn about their guest's; their own room (they can share a bathroom); meals with the family (TVS lunches are covered by the Global Education program); and rides to/from school with your family. IATs pay their host families $100 per week to offset living expenses. Continue doing what you normally do, but share it with a Global Guest! Contact the Global Education Director to learn more or to sign up!
6. Mr. Ramp (Switzerland) is an International Assistant Teacher (IAT) who be working in the LS for 4 weeks and needs a host family from approximately Jan 10 - Feb 8. IATs need: a caring family that is willing share their culture and learn about their guest's; their own room (they can share a bathroom); meals with the family (TVS lunches are covered by the Global Education program); and rides to/from school with your family. IATs pay their host families $100 per week to offset living expenses. Continue doing what you normally do, but share it with a Global Guest! Contact the Global Education Director to learn more or to sign up!
7. Help us strengthen our relationship with China by hosting one of our Upper School students or their teacher from our partner school – Beijing High School No. 4 – in Beijing! We just need 10-12 TVS hosts for 10-14 days in late January to early February (exact dates TBA) to welcome them into your homes, take them to/from TVS, introduce them to our school and local cultures, and learn about them. You do NOT need to speak Chinese to host (but if you're studying it, this will help!), and Hosts do NOT have the to be same age as our guests. Contact the Global Education Director to learn more or to sign up!
8. Australia 1:1 Exchange: 4 TVS sophomore students will be selected to participate in this year's 1:1 Exchange with our partner school, Whitsunday Anglican School in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. TVS students will host for approximately 2-3 weeks in April and travel to Mackay for about 3 weeks in July to stay with the same student's family. We are accepting applications now HERE (APPLICATIONS ARE DUE October 12!). Please note that selection is competitive as we are limited to a maximum of 4 students, depending on how many students Whitsunday is able to send to TVS. This is an annual exchange for 10th graders.
9. Scotland 1:1 Exchange: 4-8 TVS 8th graders will be selected to participate in this year's 1:1 Exchange with our partner schools, St. George's School and the George Watson's College in Edinburgh, Scotland. TVS students will host for about 3 weeks in April and travel to Scotland for about 3 weeks in late May-mid-June to stay with the same student's family. We are accepting applications now HERE (APPLICATIONS ARE DUE October 12!). Please note that selection is competitive as we are limited to a maximum of 8 students, depending on how many students our partner schools are able to send to TVS. This is an annual exchange for 8th graders, and--for the first time--this exchange is open to girls and boys!
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Student Host Testimonials:
“This is the best program ever!”
"I had only highlights. I was so happy to host even if it was only for a short while."
"Greatest experiences of my life so far. I made a lifelong friendship."
Global friendships start here.
