GRAFTON, Mass. - For the fifth year, Grafton High School and Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical School will be hosting several students from the Lessing Schule in Bochum, Germany, home of Bayer aspirin.
The students are looking forward to attending classes at Valley Tech or Grafton High School’s for three weeks, since they heard from classmates that “Grafton and BV Tech are the best schools in the world," said Grafton resident Ellen Onorato, who organizes the international visits each year.
Host families in Grafton and Northbridge are being sought for the German teens from Oct. 5 through 27. Students are chaperoned by their two teachers, have full medical insurance, spending money and a local coordinator is on call 24/7.
Host families provide a loving home, meals and a bed. Host families gain insight into another culture, gain a global friend, earn 30 hours of community service and enjoy a wonderful experience, organizers said.
Though German “gymnasium” schools are generally more advanced academically than American high schools, Onorato said, their students learn core subjects but are often unable to experience the arts, athletics and other school activities they appreciate here.
Contact Onorato for more information and to see the student bios/photos. Call 508-826-1912 or email blackstonedaily@aol.com.
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German exchange student Christina Okoutsidou enjoys a potluck dinner with her host family, Beth, Erin and Kit Mulvey, in Grafton last year.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Lord Paluzzi (file photo)
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I just want to give this program the highest of recommendations. Through this program I hosted German students my junior and senior years, and the experience was great. I'm still in touch with my students, as well as others who I became friends with during their short visit to Grafton High. My family had such a good experience that my mother chose to host two teachers last year, even after I left for college, and had a great time. The students and teachers from Lessing-Schule are easy-going, friendly, and excited to have the opportunity to speak English in America. If you have room in your home and your heart, I know you won't regret hosting.