We invite you to join the GISB Host Program to build international relations.

The purpose of the host program is to assist international students between the ages of 14 and 16 as they arrive from abroad at the German International School in Boston.A special focus is placed on helping with the visiting student's personal transition to living and studying in the United States.

A host shares his/her culture with an international student by becoming a friend and re­source to the student as they newly experience the American culture. The relationships that develop between hosts and foreign students tend to foster a new appreciation for how others live and view the world. This can hopefully contribute to achieving one of the main values of the cross-cultural experience: cultural self-awareness.

Cultural self-awareness allows us to see our own ways of doing things, but also helps us to recognize with equal value the different ways of other cultures. The ability to accept those differences helps in building relationships with people from other cultures and brings us all closer together.

If you would like more information about GISB Host Program, or to accept GISB invitation to be a host to international students, please contact Gabriele Zerwas, Coordinator Guest Students, German International School Boston, 57 Holton Street, Boston, MA 02134.

T (+1) 617-783-2604 • F (+1) 617-783-2605 • E gabriele.zerwas@gisbos.org