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Australian Homestay Network (AHN) |
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ANU College is working with the Australian Homestay Network (AHN) to provide a safe, welcoming and quality accommodation option for students. A homestay experience with AHN offers supportive family-style environment to assist students’ adaptation to life in Canberra and Australia. For many students homestay is a memorable and unique cultural experience.
All AHN homestay families undertake a thorough registration process that includes training, police checks, personal interviews and home-inspections.
AHN Homestay Hosts are trained to assist international students with:
- Settling into their new community
- Understanding the basics of Australian culture
- Everyday conversational skills
- Learning the basics such as buying transport tickets, where the local shops are, how to access banking, internet, mobile phone and personal safety tips
- Frequently used English and 'Aussie' words and phrases
An AHN Homestay student is provided with:
- A supportive family environment and home to live in
- A clean furnished room (this includes items like a bed, desk, wardrobe, chair and a study lamp)
- Meals and accommodation (including utilities)
- Ongoing homestay host and student support
- AHN 24/7 professional phone support
- AHN Contents Insurance for students and hosts as per AHN Insurance Policy
http://www.homestaynetwork.org/public/ahn-insurance
The visiting student will have access to bathroom and laundry facilities as well and can choose a range of AHN meal service options. Students are welcome to extend their original homestay placement.
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