Welcome to our wiki page for our 2011 summer groups!
***All four group departure time will be at 8:30 am at Riverside School on July 21, 23 and 25th***
Host Picnics this week. Please bring enough dinner for your family and students, this is not a pot luck event. There will be activities for the students that the agent and school has arranged. I look forward to seeing everyone there.
Victoria Trip
****Please send a packed lunch and dinner for the students as they will arrive home in the evening past dinner time*****
This page is a place for you to find general hosting documents, cultural resources, and program details. Please check in periodically throughout the tour for updates as I will be updating the wiki when new information is available for these groups.
It seems that there is a bit of confusion with the phone cards. Sorry I don’t know much about them but they do need to be activated on line. Please go to www.guard.me/activate at the bottom of the page you will see Activate Student choice PIN and enter the code provided. Select British Columbia as your area, then choose your school select Other ( I can’t see one for Coquitlam). Then enter your code and choose the country you will call the most CHINA.
***Nanwu Host payment being sent direct deposit for Tuesday Morning ****
We are pleased to welcome five groups of students this summer:
Please note the name of your group as the program details vary!
Nanwu Experimental
School July
7 - 21
This group of 21 students and 3 teachers comes to us from China.
Click the grey bar below to download program details.
Zhongshan University July 9 - 23
This group of 43 students and 2 teachers comes to us from China. Zhongshan University was founded by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the same man the City of Vancouver honoured by naming their classical Chinese Garden after. See the attachment below for program details.
Jiangnan Middle
School July
11 - 25
This group of 32 students and 4 teachers comes to us from China.
Click the grey bar below to download program details.
No. 97
SchoolJuly 11 - 25
This group of 32 students and 3 teachers comes to us from China.
Click the grey bar below to download program details.
Colegio Nueva Raza August 2-16thThis group of 11 students and 2 teachers comes to us from Mexico.
Program details coming soon!
Hosting Documents
This document is a guide for the groups from China. Please give it a read before your student arrives, and keep it handy while they are with you.
This is our general Hosting Guide. It's a good introduction to homestay for new hosts, and has helpful reminders for experienced hosts:
This document outlines some common misunderstandings and helps hosts talk through them with students. We recommend that all hosts sit down with their student(s) in the first few days and talk through this sheet together.
This flowchart outlines the process followed if students are involved in emergency situations.
Please use this form for any overnight trips your student takes with you. This form is also required for sleepovers at the homes of other CHI host families. Please note that we cannot allow students to spend the night at a friend's home unless it is the home of a CHI host family.
Some tips specific to hosting Chinese students. These and several others notes and suggestions are available on our Host Portal on our website.
Some general tips for students for safety in Canada, and to make the best of their homestay/study abroad experience.
Community Corner
Host Forums
We invite you to visit our Host Forums, where hosts can ask questions, share experiences, and connect with one another. Come sign up and say hello! The forums can be found here: http://www.canadahomestaynetwork.ca/phorum/Canadians Baseball
CHI is now partnered with the Vancouver Canadians to get a special offer for hosts on tickets to their baseball games. We encourage you to make your way out to Nat Bailey Stadium at least once this season and watch Vancouver's best baseball. It's a great family activity in a beautiful setting!
For tickets, you can reach our contact Jeff Holloway and let him know which games you'd like tickets for. Please book tickets at least two days in advance. Be sure to mention that you're a CHI Host Family to get our special rate and to be seated next to other CHI families.
Grandstand Tickets: $11
Contact by phone: (604) 872-5232 ex. 342
Contact by email (please put "CHI" in your subject lines) : jholloway@canadiansbaseball.com
Canadians Website, including directions, schedule and other info:
Dog Safety
Many students from China are intimidated by the big dogs that are such popular pets among Canadians. We recommend that hosts spend some time with their students and their dogs to help them understand dog behaviour and how to treat them. You might find the following link helpful in this discussion, please have a look and share it with your student.