Thank you
We will be in touch as hosting positions become available
Most guests are students between 12 and 17 years of age.
Most guests visit for between 5 nights and 1 month.
Most guests visit in January, February, July and August each year.
When we have guests wanting homestay accommodation, we contact our families by email and/or phone and share the guest’s visiting dates, requirements and other information.
Families are then free to ask more questions and to accept or decline the hosting opportunity.
If the student has a family member that comes along on the tour with them or surprises them with a visit, they can NOT go home with them. The family member can only visit the student at the host families house and MUST notify the Choice Homestay office for approval first. If anyone requests to spend time with your student outside of school hours, let us know immediately as they may not have permission to do so.
There are some special considerations that come with hosting younger students. For example, students around 8 – 10 years old may need extra care and assistance with simple tasks such as taking care of their own personal hygiene. In addition, many young students may feel that the house is too dark and scary at night so they hold out on going to the toilet until the morning. This may lead to accidental bed wetting. If hosting younger students then we recommend that you cover your mattress with a protector just in case any of accidents and consider leaving the bathroom light on to assist your student in feeling comfortable in going to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
You may choose where to share time with your guests. You are welcome to take them on paid excursions if you pay for your guests, or you may ask your guests if they want pay for an excursion as long as they’re not pressured and are able to refuse.
Answering yes often means that the student has heard you and is acknowledging you; it does not always mean that they have understood and are going to do what you say. It helps to ask open ended questions rather than closed questions that require a yes or no answer to ensure your student has understood what you are saying.
Please feel welcome to contact us if you have any more questions
Most families have a list a mile long of things to do, but sometimes a few suggestions can be helpful, therefore we have put this together as an outline of ideas that might inspire you when hosting our international students in your home.
Brisbane City:
Logan City:
Redland Bay:
Free and Cheap things to do on and around our Golden Coast
Central from Surfers Paradise
North
South
East of the Mountains
West of and in the Mountains
A country drive always brings new discoveries.
It’s always better to ask your guests what they can eat and what they won’t eat, as every guest is different and this insight makes it easier for all of you when you go shopping or prepare meals. Many Asians do not eat raw vegetables, some do so best to ask them.
Please provide your guests with breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks each day.
Please vary the options to avoid repetition and boredom, have extra bread available for students to toast if they are hungry, and provide them with the option of drinking tea, coffee or juice.
Potential breakfast options:
Guests are visiting to experience an Australian way of life, and will usually enjoy your usual food choices, however it is good to provide Asian guests with additional rice options and spicy sauces such as Kimchi which you can easily find at Asian grocery stores.
Please provide the equivalent of 2 sandwiches, fruit, another snack, and a bottle of water or juice.
There are generally no heating options, such as microwaves available, or containers, dishes or cutlery at the classroom so please supply students with utensils if required.
Potential snack options:
Welcome to our home. We hope you will enjoy your time with our family. Please read and adhere to these house rules to help keep our home happy, safe and comfortable for everyone.
We will be in touch as hosting positions become available