02/14/2008: "SSIS Seeks Host Family Volunteers"

Spring Street International School on San Juan Island is seeking to expand their boarding offerings to include host family stays for both international and U.S. boarding students for the Academic Year 2008 - 2009 (Sept. – June) . In addition to their dormitory, they are looking to place international full-time boarding and U. S. weekday boarding students in host family environments.

Host families will be compensated for their services with a monthly payment per student, based on full or part time boarding. Full student profiles will be provided and host family interviews will be required. Please note that host families are eligible for a modest tax deduction for every month of hosting.

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Jerry Riley, Director of Admission & Development said “qualified families will have a marvelous opportunity to support our mission of education in cultural diversity and global citizenship. We will have a choice of boys and girls ranging in age from 15-17, from a variety of countries and the Pacific Northwest.”

International students will board full time, with the exception of SSIS travel, while U.S. students will usually be weekday boarders, traveling home on weekends.

Riley said that “hosting a student can be a wonderful cultural and developmental experience and our campus life will be dramatically enhanced by the presence of these students.”

For more information, and for those interested in hosting a student, contact Jerry Riley, Director of Admission / Development at 360-378-6393