Guide for Hosts
Guide for Hosts
Guide for Hosts
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If your student is part of a short-stay group, you<br />
may be required to drive (or accompany them by<br />
bus) to and from school. Your CHI representative<br />
will discuss this with you.<br />
Household Rules<br />
All of the rules or guidelines that apply to your<br />
family members will also apply to your student.<br />
You set the curfew, dinner times, etc.—life should<br />
go on as usual with your new guest. It is often<br />
beneficial to have a full family meeting to go over<br />
the house rules at the beginning of each student’s<br />
stay.<br />
For students under the age of majority, we ask that<br />
you uphold the following rules in addition to your<br />
household customs:<br />
• All students are expected to be home on or be<strong>for</strong>e<br />
6:00 p.m. <strong>for</strong> dinner on school nights.<br />
• Students must observe weekend curfews (Friday<br />
and Saturday). Earlier times may be set, however,<br />
depending on circumstances:<br />
• Grades 6 – 8: 9:30 p.m.<br />
• Grade 9: 10:00 p.m.<br />
• Grade 10: 11:00 p.m.<br />
• Grade 11: 11:30 p.m.<br />
• Grade 12: 12:00 a.m.<br />
• No smoking or purchasing of cigarettes<br />
• No drinking<br />
• No driving or owning of motorized vehicles<br />
Each host must ensure that their students<br />
understand and respect their house rules and<br />
guidelines. If you are having difficulty doing so,<br />
please contact us <strong>for</strong> assistance.<br />
Household Routines and Customs<br />
As soon as you feel it is appropriate, please explain<br />
your household routines. These include:<br />
• habits and preferences concerning baths and<br />
showers (bathroom etiquette is sometimes very<br />
different elsewhere in the world);<br />
• keeping their bedroom and bathroom tidy;<br />
• assisting with daily chores (cooking, dishes);<br />
• where food can or cannot be eaten;<br />
• doing laundry;<br />
• curfew <strong>for</strong> your children (if any);<br />
• your smoking (or non-smoking) policy;<br />
• limits on the television/stereo/VCR and the use<br />
of other family property;<br />
• family schedules, including bedtime hours; and<br />
• notifying family of whereabouts and guests etc.<br />
Please advise them if there is something that you<br />
would prefer to keep “off limits”.<br />
Pocket Money & Valuables<br />
While many students are experienced travelers<br />
who are savvy with money, some are not. Students<br />
are normally advised not to bring or display a lot of<br />
cash. If your student does bring a large sum of<br />
cash, please encourage them to turn it into<br />
traveler’s cheques to minimize the risk of theft.<br />
Please remind them that they will need their<br />
passports to cash traveler’s cheques and, in some<br />
cases, in order to get an advance on the their Credit<br />
Card from a bank teller.<br />
If the student is here <strong>for</strong> a long stay, we<br />
recommend that you please help them to set up a<br />
bank account at your local bank. Please do not<br />
make loans to your student. Please notify CHI if<br />
you sense that your student is short of funds; we<br />
will contact their parents about their finances.<br />
Please make sure your students put their valuables<br />
(eg. passport) in a safe place. It is a good idea to<br />
make a photocopy of important documents<br />
(passport, insurance papers and traveler’s<br />
cheques).<br />
Telephone & Internet<br />
Please provide reasonable use of the phone <strong>for</strong><br />
local calls. To avoid any complications over<br />
payment, it is quite reasonable to expect your<br />
students to purchase a calling card <strong>for</strong> long<br />
distance calls. These offer great value and are<br />
widely available in convenience stores.<br />
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