The program also gives students in Nova Scotia the chance to learn from the visitors and encourages them to learn more about other countries. The international students pay a tuition fee to cover the costs of school attendance and home stays during their visit. An important aspect of the program is the opportunity for visiting students to become familiar with the culture and customs of North America.
Students live with host families and in fact become one of the family for the period of their stay.
Not only do they learn a great deal about our way of life but, in turn, their hosts gain valuable insight into the student s home country. Families in the Truro area, Amherst, Oxford and Stellarton have opened their homes and hearts to these visitors and are very enthusiastic about the program. These have included camping, a Christmas party and skiing in Wentworth. Before the end of the school year, the group will also go tidal bore rafting and visit the Imax Theatre in Halifax. It is hoped that a similar number of students will be registered in our schools for the 1999-2000 school year.