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1) The Host Family Application: All host
families must complete the application. It can be completed
pick up from where they left off if
they did not finish it. Please mention that they will need to either be able
to write a short introduction and welcome message or have one ready to paste.
Also needed will be one to
two photos that they can upload to the
application. If they do not upload a complete application, it will
be
deleted and will not count. Also, only list household members who
will be in the house at the time of
the visit. We do not need information
about children whom are off at college.
2) The Background Check: Each member of the household
who is 18 years of age or older must
complete the online background check. This
is absolutely non-negotiable. We do not need background
checks for anyone
under the age of 18. Anyone who will be residing in the home at the same time
of the
visiting student must submit to the background check as well. The
check is performed by IntelliCorp using
their VolunteerPortal service, which
instantly reports the results to TLI. Another good feature of this service
is
that we will never have to store or see anyone's social security numbers,
making this method safer.
Each applicable family member must visit the following link and use the
corresponding password in order
"The goal of the Kizuna Project is to not only forge
intercultural ties and exchange between American and
Japanese students, but
to also expose our American students, and through them, their own
communities,
to the reality of the Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and the
ongoing reconstruction efforts. While
the Japanese students are coming to
experience American culture and daily life, they are also required to
share
with the public at large their own experiences of the disaster and
reconstruction efforts. They have
been preparing a presentation for your
students and broader community about their experiences and the
current
situation in Japan."
The students from Japan will arrive at Littleton High
School on the afternoon of Thursday, March 21st.
They will need to stay
in your homes that evening and then the Japanese students will attend classes
with
our LHS students on Friday, March 22nd. During this school day,
they will give their presentations about
their experiences of the Great
Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. On Friday evening, all Japanese
students and their host families are invited to a reception to be held here
at the LHS Cafeteria. This
reception will feature many members of the
Japan-American Society from Denver, the Consul General to
Denver from Japan
as well as other guests. Your attendance is highly desired.
Saturday is your day to
spend with your student from Japan as you
desire. The Japanese students will then need to be here at
LHS early
Sunday morning in order to board a bus and travel to DIA to board their
flight back to Japan.
I am hoping that many of you are able to take advantage of
this International Hosting opportunity. I know
that several families
have already registered to host a student from Japan, we are still in need of
10 more
families.
Thank you very much for what you do for the LHS Performing
Arts.
Sincerely,
Don Emmons, Instrumental Music Director
Littleton High School
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