LAB Frequently Asked Questions
Program & Costs
- Can my child participate in just one part of the exchange, either hosting or traveling?
- When is a student eligible for the Spanish and French Exchanges?
- Is it possible to request that a guest or host be of the same gender as our child?
- What is the typical cost per student to travel with an exchange?
- Are there any scholarship funds available for participating in an exchange?
- How much spending money is needed during the trip abroad?
Can my child participate in just one part of the exchange, either hosting or traveling?
When is a student eligible for the Spanish and French Exchanges?
Is it possible to request that a guest or host be of the same gender as our child?
What is the typical cost per student to travel with an exchange?
Are there any scholarship funds available for participating in an exchange?
How much spending money is needed during the trip abroad?
Traveling
- Is it convenient/easy to use a credit card or to withdraw money with an ATM card?
- Does my child have health insurance coverage when traveling with an exchange?
- Will my child’s cell phone work abroad?
- Should my child bring a laptop abroad? Is there computer access or wifi?
- What type of clothing is required for school? What should we pack?
- What if my child does not get along with their guest or host?
- Are the destinations safe?
- What kind of gifts should our child bring for host families abroad?
- Is the electricity outlet the same as in the U.S?
- What if my child is a picky eater and/or vegetarian?
- What are the expectations for student behavior during an exchange, in particular, considering that the drinking age is often younger in other countries than it is in the US?
Is it convenient/easy to use a credit card or to withdraw money with an ATM card?
Does my child have health insurance coverage when traveling with an exchange?
Will my child’s cell phone work abroad?
Should my child bring a laptop abroad? Is there computer access or wifi?
What type of clothing is required for school? What should we pack?
What if my child does not get along with their guest or host?
Are the destinations safe?
What kind of gifts should our child bring for host families abroad?
Is the electricity outlet the same as in the U.S?
What if my child is a picky eater and/or vegetarian?
What are the expectations for student behavior during an exchange, in particular, considering that the drinking age is often younger in other countries than it is in the US?
Hosting
- Will Pingree organize activities for the visiting students in the evenings?
- How does the Pingree host manage homework each night during the stay?
- When hosting an international student, what should we do on weekends? What are our responsibilities to entertain?
- What do I do with my guest while I play sports, go to church, etc.?
- When hosting, what if I do not get along with my guest?
- Do the international students go to class with the host Pingree student?
- Can an exchange student ride the Pingree bus?
- Can an exchange student ride with a Pingree student driver?