Homestay and School Immersion in the Netherlands

Live with a welcoming Dutch host family and go to a local Dutch High School thanks to our Homestay and High School integration program in the Netherlands! 

Highlights of the program:  

• The aim of this program is to discover the Dutch school system, and to experience social integration with Dutch teenagers.
  
• Students are placed with warm and welcoming volunteer Dutch families, who are looking for an intercultural experience.
  
• Students have a 24/7 emergency phone number. 

The Dutch school system is quite innovative in terms of pedagogy, where students learn from a young age to work individually and to take responsibility for their own studies.

Students are placed in all 12 provinces of the Netherlands. Regional and rural placements are common.

Dutch host family on a full board basis.

A percentage of 30% of the host families live in a rural area. They are volunteer host families.

The new family member is expected to take part in the daily activities of his or her host family. Integration into the family is the ultimate goal of the homestay experience. However, host families are not required to organize activities, visits or excursion. The participant comes with his/her own spending money to cover the cost of activities.

Homestay and High School in the Netherlands

* Price in Euros per participant. 

Not included : Application Fees (65 EUR)

Price includes

• Administration fees
• Host school placement and school fees
• Host family accommodation with full board
• Airport pick up and transfer on arrival and departure
• Orientation on arrival, including a Dutch course, online Dutch course, a bike is also rented to each student
• Medical insurance provided on location
• Support, assistance and 24 hours emergency phone number during the whole program
• Dutch E-learning language program

Price does not include

• International airfare
• Travel insurance (luggage lost, flight delay etc.)
• Visa, passport and medical exam fees
• Extra activities organized by the school and others Field trips, extra school fees if any, school supplies, school lunches, registration costs and school locker, activity fees, excursions, memberships etc
• Local transportation including all domestic journeys and transportation to school
• Extra language courses
• Personal expenses and pocket money
• Liability and Emergency Repatriation Insurance 
• Application fees (65 euros)

A minimum of two years of English language study and one year of Dutch studies required. 
Age: 14 to 18,5 years old. 

Participants must show that they are mature enough to participate in the program that requires:

• Interest in learning about the culture
• Deep desire to integrate a different family and actively share their everyday life
• Enthusiasm for improving language communication skills
• Willingness to make new friends
• An open and flexible attitude