Have you ever considered hosting an international student from Europe, the Americas, Russia or Asia? We are looking for families to become homestay providers to our international students. We need families for one term, two terms, and full-year periods. Families are reimbursed $300 per week.
What kind of families are we looking for?
We welcome applications from anyone in the Flat Bush area who speaks English in the home, has a clean, tidy home and a spare furnished bedroom, and has a desire to share their culture with an international student. Families need to be available and most of all, warm and welcoming.
Why host an international student?
Learning about a new culture through hosting an international student can be a very enriching experience, helping to enable people to understand other languages, food and customs.
If you are interested, we will endeavour to provide all the information you require. The application pack below contains information pertaining to expectations and guidelines which we hope will allow you to make that decision.
With a family member or close family friend known to the student’s parents. This person is known as the Designated Caregiver (DCG)
Parent
Some parents accompany their children to New Zealand. If students are living with a parent, the parent has full responsibility for the pastoral care of the student outside school hours.
Teachers and students from our sister school in Nanjing (Xian Lin Intermediate School) visiting MHJC
Homestay
Many International Students choose to live in an accredited homestay arranged by the school. All our host families have been carefully selected by a highly trained and experienced team. We understand the importance of a relationship between the student and the host family and as such we aim to match students with a suitably compatible host family. Student needs and requests are always considered when making placements and this ensures that they are placed in an environment that works best for them.
Ian Morrison and Joan Clansey with our international students at the Bike Track Opening Ceremony
Our host families are wonderful and will give students the chance to experience the Kiwi way of life, as part of a caring family, and help them to develop their English language skills.
All homestay caregivers are police vetted in accordance with The Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students.
Designated Caregiver
Students can live with a Designated Caregiver (DCG) who is a person or family that the student’s parents have chosen to take care of their child while they are in New Zealand. The parents take full responsibility and accept the decisions made by their DCG regarding the day-to-day requirements of their child. Even though the parents have chosen the DCG, the school has a responsibility to check that the home is suitable for the student and if the caregiver will be verified as a DCG. All family members in the household over 18 years of age will be police vetted.
The DCG will need to sign the Designated Caregiver Agreement to acknowledge their understanding of the agreement and responsibility involved.
We have an International Student Team dedicated to the care and support of every international student, who chooses to make their home with us.
Management
Senior Leader
International Student Coordinator
Raeesa Dada
Joan Clansey
Raeesa is responsible for managing the Global Connection portfolio.
Joan is responsible for overseeing the International team. She approves applications and is the primary contact for parents, caregivers and agents.
Contact us at international@mhjc.school.nz . Our administration hours are Monday to Friday, 8 am – 3:30 pm (New Zealand Standard Time). We will endeavour to respond on the next working day should your enquiry be outside of these hours.
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This year MHJC has challenged all ākonga to get involved with Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Matua Brent has shared many wonderful resources and encouraged learners to develop pepeha + use te reo in and around the kura to fill our basket of knowledge. Students have also participated in the Education Perfect New Zealand ‘Te Reo Maori Language Competition’ this week. ‘Kia kaha te reo Māori’ MHJC – Let’s make the Māori language strong!’
As advised in the media, the measles outbreak appears to be rapidly spreading in Auckland. At this stage, we have NOT had any reported case of measles at the school.
1. If your child is showing symptoms of measles please keep them at home. 2. If your child has been diagnosed with measles please notify the school immediately and keep them at home. 3. We strongly advise you to immunise your child at the earliest possible opportunity – the vaccine is available free from your GP. 4. If there is a reported case at MHJC we may require proof of immunisation so please have your documentation available should this be the case.
It has come to our attention that some students may be accessing and using a social networking application called “Monkey app”.
We strongly advise you to read the following review from a web site which investigates the safety of this and other apps so that you can be well informed about this and other possible on-line dangers to our students.
These types of instant messaging applications are automatically blocked on the school’s network however we advise parents to monitor their children’s phones to see if they have downloaded it. We restrict the use of mobile phones at school and only allow their use to support learning e.g. recording a speech or Science experiment but these apps may be used after hours hence our communication on the matter.
Four MHJC students have been selected for an official Ricki Herbert Football Academy International tour. The boys will travel to China on August 8th as part of the U14 squad, taking part in the Gothia Cup.
The Gothia Cup was first held in 1975. Over a million players from a total of 143 countries have participated in the tournament. In 2007, FIFA named it the “World Youth Cup” and it aims to create a meeting place for the young players of the world no matter religion, colour or nationality.
From left: Abhinay Kumar, Arnav Naiker, Saurav Chand, Zain Ismail.
Our very best wishes to MHJC’s wearable arts teams, who are showcasing their beautiful creations at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau tomorrow evening. We hope you enjoy this quick preview of a few action shots from their dress rehearsal today…
MHJC’s teams are: 🤩
Team 1: Cathy Shipway, Abby McGarva and Ashwina Krishnakumar (Forest);
Team 2: Edward Suckling, Anje Te Boekhorst and Marissa Dodd (Forest);
Team 3: Michelle Do, Yan Fang, Sadaf Zadeh and Carmen Shen (Water).
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