08/0908/09SCHOOL YEARSCHOOL YEAR

HOST FAMILY MEETING – Wednesday, August 27, 2008

• Year-end Photo Story video• Introductions• Q & A Session• Updates and Initiatives• Brainstorming Session• Next Steps• Post-meeting Refreshments

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

• How many international students are at Selkirk this year?• What countries are they from? • Are there students at any other schools in Kimberley? • Will more students be arriving during the school year? • What does the future hold for the program?

YOUR TURN

Ask us your questions and we’ll do our best to answer. If we can’t answer tonight, we will get back to you as soon as we can.

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PROGRAM UPDATES AND NEW INITIATIVES• Monthly activities / field trips • Weekly student newsletters• Program website: www.selkirkinternational.ca • Monthly student survey sheets• New student contract• English-Only Policy• Weekly activity nights (gym, band room)• International Student Centre

• New program applications (students and host families)• Monthly homestay meetings• Website upgrades – discussion forum, homestay news • Participation Points program for students• Updated policies and procedures • Monthly in-school student interviews• New International Student Handbook and Homestay Guide

BRAINSTORMING SESSIONBRAINSTORMING SESSIONHOMESTAY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

• existing strengths• opportunities for improvement• feedback on new initiatives

IN-HOME HOSTING EXPERIENCE

• positives• negatives• suggestions

Host families are the foundation of a successful international student program. Your insight and feedback is vital to the process of improving our program and making studying abroad in Kimberley the best experience possible. Thank you for your ongoing participation and support.

Host families are the foundation of a successful international student program. Your insight and feedback is vital to the process of improving our program and making studying abroad in Kimberley the best experience possible. Thank you for your ongoing participation and support.

NEXT STEPS FOR THE HOMESTAY PROGRAM

• review host family feedback from brainstorming session• meet with host families individually• schedule next homestay meeting (October 6, 2008)• prepare updated guidelines, policies and procedures• complete International Student Handbook and Homestay Guide

ANYTHING ELSE?

Thank you all for attending tonight. We’ll see you at the

WELCOME BBQWELCOME BBQon Thursday, September 11 at 5:00pm at Selkirk.