Benefits of Building an International Homestay Boarding Program

Extracted from presentation at Best Practices Conference

International Homestay ProgramWhy do schools say they are doing this?

It is good for our students• Equips our students to be global citizens• Gives our students a better academic education• Gives our students outreach opportunities within the school community

It is good for our school• Impacts our school community and school families for the better• Gives us opportunities to educate future world leaders• Promotes new income streams that fund financial aid, teacher salaries, and

facility improvements

It is good for others• Provides Christian educational opportunities for international families• Non-believers are introduced to Christ• Opportunity to vastly expand our impact• Host families and international students enjoy mutually-beneficial relationships• Host families are well compensated – can use this to help pay tuition for their

own children

What are benefits to the school?

It provides student body diversification• Students from all over the world add diversity and global perspectives to the

school

It prepares students for global interactions• Students who enter college without some international perspectives are at a

disadvantage• International assimilation better equips students for their future in a global

culture

It produces a revenue stream to benefit the school• International students support a positive income stream• More financial aid can be given and teachers can be paid more fairly because of

international programs• Strategically designed international programs have very little financial risks

(fixed costs) while producing countless benefits

Full tuition at Wheaton Academy is $12.5K/ $42K for international students (~80)Full tuition at Lenawee Christian is $6.4K/ $30K for international students (~60)Full tuition at The Masters School is $17K/ $49K for international students

NOTE:

Other Related Materials in DropBox(see folder: \Dropbox\PCA Regent Board\Strategic Initiatives\International Homestay)

Articles:• Why does Wheaton Academy Have International Students?• Why Should Christian Schools Host International Students?• International Initiatives - 10 Reasons Why

Wheaton Academy Network (WANet) Materials• WANet School Menu• WAnet Wheaton Academy School Profile

Other• Homestay Boarding Symposium• Homestay Boarding Program Leadership Roles