Norwell District Secondary School is looking for families to host international students who would come to study at the school through a proposed new program.
“We’re trying to create an international student program at Norwell, where our building becomes a centre where students from around the world get a chance to go to school here,” said Norwell principal Paul Richard, adding that similar programs are already operating at some Guelph schools.
Richard said the international experience would benefit the local student population, as well as the visiting students.
“Already our kids are connected to the rest of the world and we feel that it’s really, really important for them to connect a face with who they are communicating with and if I can put students from Germany or students from Switzerland or students from China into Norwell, I feel I’ve at least given our students a chance to meet globally with people from around the world,” he explained.
Richard said any local residents interested in hosting an international student should attend the Norwell parent council meeting on Dec. 2 at 7pm at the school. Officials from Canada Home Stay, an organization which works with school boards to find appropriate homes for students to allow them to go to school in Canada, will be making a presentation.
