Lorsque vous envoyez votre fils ou votre fille à l'école d'embarquement à l'étranger l'école exigent habituellement que vous avez un tuteur pour votre enfant. The guardian is the in-country point of contact and coordinates and organises various things for the student during their stay. This includes but is not limited to:

• Livres
• Uniform/Bedding
• Liaison avec l'école
• Point d'urgence contact
• Identify and selection of a suitable Host family
• La participation aux réunions parents-enseignants
• Coordonner toutes les périodes de vacances et exeat
• Tous les tombants ou pick-up Aéroport

Tous ces éléments sont très importants, toutefois, when a student is going to a foreign country for a year to attend boarding school, getting the right host family for the student is hugely important.

There are numerous exeat weekends and also mid-term and end of term holidays (bien que beaucoup d'étudiants rentrent chez eux pour cette période) where the school closes and the student will need to go to the host family or go home. Therefore, ayant un coffre-fort, familiar and comfortable home and host family to stay with during these breaks is crucial to getting the best overall experience of travelling to a foreign country to go to boarding school.

Getting the right host family is not a straightforward process and outlined below are key considerations, listed by importance:

1. Avoir la même famille d'accueil pour toute l'année scolaire
   1. The student will develop a long-lasting relationship and friendship with the host family.
   2. Y aller le week-end se sentira comme rentrer à la maison
   3. Si l'étudiant va à une autre famille d'accueil chaque week-end il peut être très déstabilisant
2. Une famille d'accueil avec des enfants du même âge et le sexe
   1. This will help the student settle in especially early on in the trip.
   2. They are more likely to play similar games on Xbox, studying similar topics and be familiar with the same social media trends
3. Une famille d'accueil avec des intérêts similaires
   1. This can be a great ice breaker to help students settle in quickly.
   2. Where the student and the host children have different interests it can also be a positive as they learn about new things.
4. Avoir leur propre chambre et de l'espace pour se détendre
   1. Au cours du week-end et les jours fériés exeat, il est une excellente occasion de se détendre et recharger les batteries. If the student has their own room in the host families home this will give them the space to relax and recharge during the breaks.
5. The Student meets the Hostfamily before they start school
   1. The first few weeks of boarding school can be the most daunting, therefore having met and been introduced to their host family puts the student a ease about their first exeat break from boarding school. Ideally, the introduction would take place by the student visiting the host families home.
6. A host family situated near the boarding school
   1. By the time the exeat weekends and holidays come around the students are exhausted, therefore a short journey to the host family home is preferred.

If you are thinking of sending your child to a boarding school in Ireland contact Clare at info@hebeadventures.com or complete the online application form by clicking: online student application