Red Leaf has many dedicated families in small to medium sized communities in four provinces of Canada: Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.
Families open their homes to a teenager from one of several countries in Europe, South America, Mexico or Asia, and for 2 to 4 weeks, or even as long as 10 months, have the opportunity to share Canadian family life with the student. Limited opportunities also exist to host students from Quebec who study English in Ontario for 5 weeks in the summer. If you have a teenager, hosting an international student through Red Leaf could earn your child credit toward a Red Leaf Program abroad.
One of Red Leaf’s goals is to provide opportunities not only for visiting international students but to our wonderful host families. There are endless opportunities gained by hosting. One of the most life-changing aspects in a young person’s life is making life-long friendships. There is nothing more special to Red Leaf than the bonds created by these friendships.
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April 7, 2010 at 5:18 pm
sonya
hi there!
my family and i are interested in hosting a student in abbotsford. we have enjoyed hosting short term students from japan and korea in the past, from 3 weeks to 2 months. i have a 14 year old son, and a 13 year old daughter that are both in their 4th year of homeschooling. at the moment i’m interested in hosting over the summer, and also through the next school year. i would love to hear back from you!
sonya.
April 9, 2010 at 8:58 am
admin
Glad to hear you are interested in hosting a student! For more information
about hosting in Abbotsford you can contact our Local Coordinator; Marilyn
Henderson – mlhredleaf@verizon.net.
April 14, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Lisa
Hello,
I have hosted international students many times over years past and now am in a situation where I once again can offer our home. We are in the Surrey area. We have hosted Asian, Spanish and German students. I am a certified teacher and am able to offer private English instruction.
Who would be the contact person in the Surrey area.
April 21, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Corrine Konick
Hello, My husband and I are empty nesters,We live in Whitby, On and we are interested in learning more about becoming a host famiIy for a student. I am currently working for the D.D.S.B (durham district school board) and would be available for a couple of weeks in July and August. C ould you please give me a contact person and send me some information regarding requirements. Thankyou Corrine Konick-Greer
May 7, 2010 at 11:24 am
Dixie & Rick Beaulieu
We moved to Barrie, Ontario from Victoria, BC where we hosted many international students over 5-6 years. We would like to host here in Barrie, On…who do we contact?
The Beaulieu Family
May 7, 2010 at 3:28 pm
admin
Glad to hear you are interested in hosting a student! For more information
about hosting in Barrie you can contact our Local Coordinator Darlene Steingard at dsteingard@rogers.com
May 7, 2010 at 3:30 pm
admin
Glad to hear you are interested in hosting a student! For more information
about hosting in Whitby you can contact our Local Coordinator; Cindy Doerksen at redleafwhitby@gmail.com
May 7, 2010 at 3:33 pm
admin
Glad to hear you are interested in hosting a student! For more information
about hosting in Surrey you can contact our Local Coordinator; Tanya Doubleday at tdoubleday@shaw.ca
May 11, 2010 at 11:15 am
Nirmala Sequeira
I live alone in Mississauga, Ontario in a large 4 bedroom house. The location is close to University of Toronto (at Mississauga), Square One Shopping Mall, local transit and GO Transit (takes you directly to downtown Toronto). I’d like to host a couple of students from Asia for a long term (i.e. entire school year).
May 25, 2010 at 11:36 am
Amy McBride
Hello! I am located in Aurora and would like to learn more information on hosting a student during the summer. Can you please let me know who to contact? Thanks very much!!
May 26, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Stefany
Hi! I am actually looking for a nice family to host me for the summer in Grande Prairie, Alberta. I am a 21 young woman and I am a student from Quebec. I got a summer job in Grande Prairie as the coordinator/animator for the French summer camps. That would be from June 7th to August 21st.
Im not sure if you can help me here.
I am ready to help the family in the house and to take care of the children at night and during weekend.
June 9, 2010 at 11:21 pm
Sveta
Hello,
Me and my husband would like to host a student in Calgary (South West area). Would you please provide me with some information and contact person. Thank you.
July 19, 2010 at 10:08 am
Ruth Parmar
Hello,
We are a family with 4 kids that have a couple of rooms available to host a couple of students in the Richmond Hill, Ontario area. Who do I contact? Thanks, Ruth
July 19, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Michelle Sijpheer
Hi there,
Our family is very interested in hosting an international student again. We hosted a high school student from Korea for 10 months a number of years ago and we really enjoyed the experience. We live in Calgary, who should we contact regarding hosting again?
Thanks for your time!
Michelle
July 19, 2010 at 8:42 pm
admin
Thank you for your interest in Red Leaf. A coordinator in your area will be in touch shortly. Or, if you’d prefer to contact Red Leaf Student Programs directly, please call 905 530 0170.