Japanese Cultural Exchange Opportunity 2023

Every year for the past 30 years, we have enjoyed hosting Japanese exchange students from Japan in Term One. In return, Santa Sabina students are hosted by Japanese families during our school visit to Japan or invited to experience short-term exchanges during the holidays. These exchanges have provided a valuable learning experience for both hosted and hosting students and fostered many ever-lasting friendships. If you would be interested in hosting one of these students next year, please indicate below and ask your daughter to return the slip to Student Services.

The students are looking forward to this opportunity to live in Australia and share customs, traditions and culture with Australian families. Australia is a multi-cultural society and the students enjoyed host families of different backgrounds. However, if you are hosting a student, please speak in English when the student is present. The students will be arriving on the weekend of first week of February or the end of January and leaving on the first week of April. We are asking families to host for two, three or four weeks during this time. The exchange student will contribute a weekly fee of $250 to each host family.

A meeting will be held towards the end of Term Four to introduce host families to each other and to answer any questions you may have. In the past, Australian families have thoroughly enjoyed the hosting experience and have recommended it to others.

Please click here to register your interest.

We thank you in anticipation of your assistance.

Ms. Kusumoto and Mr. Arkell