Host a Student
How to Host a Chinese Student
Host Home & Family Requirements
Home Requirements
- A private bedroom is preferred*
- Bed
- Dresser
- Closet for hanging clothes
- Desk
- Desk chair
- Adequate lighting to do homework
- Adequate bathrooms for the number of people in the house
- Wireless internet connection
- English must be the primary language spoken in the house
* If the room is large enough a student may share a room as long as it is communicated in advance.
Family Requirements
- Family members over the age of 18 (completed and approved BEFORE the student is placed in the home)
- FBI Level II Background Check
- A desire to learn about other cultures
- A willingness to welcome a student from another country into your family
- A Home visit by a Twinn Palms Coordinator