Visiting Russian Scholars Need Hosts

There is a critical need to find host families for 100 high school students from the former Soviet states who will arrive in Seattle in mid-July. Elliott Bay Rotary is coordinating the home stays of these students, who will be in the area for four weeks. Some wonderful families have volunteered to host, but the sponsors need more. These students are here on scholarship from the US State Department to learn and observe our democratic society and the English language. 

Every year the U.S. State Department, through the Office of Citizen Exchanges in the Education and Cultural Affairs Division, awards approximately 1,600 one-year scholarships to students from throughout Russia, the Central Asian Republics, and Eastern European nations. This is the Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX). From among these 1,600 students, approximately 100 students are selected for a 4-week intensive running start program called the Language and Cultural Enhancement program (LCE).

THE DETAILS:

When: July 13 to August 9, 2003

Where: Attending classes at Ballard High School, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday

Who: Your family!

Why: A wonderful opportunity to do our part to promote world peace, make new friends, see the world though another person’s eyes, expand your community.

What: Provide three meals a day (including a sack lunch), a private room or a room shared by a same sex family member, and include the student in their family life.

Transportation: The students are required to take public transportation from their host family home to school each day and are provided a bus pass. GES will arrange airport pick up and drop off.

Contact Erin Goodman today!!

(206) 789-8998
Erin@ges.org
Fax: (206)789-0275