Singapore Homestay for Student, Why?
Homestay is a popular choice for tourists looking to experience the everyday buzz of a typical Singaporean heartlander. The home cooked food and the opportunity to experience how we live our day to day to where we shop adds up for these non average tourists. However this is not my subject, at least not the tourists no.
If you are a parent, undecided between choosing a hostel or homestay accommodation for your child I hope this post helps
Why Choose Homestay In Singapore ?
Homestay provides the perfect environment where your child can enjoy family care, love and attention. It is important that during the absence of parents, your child can continue to receive attentive care and emotional support from a guardian - a foster parent.
Attentive Care, Family Support
In a hostel where the ratio of a guardian to students is typically high, it is a challenge for a guardian to develop strong bonds with every child. In a homestay, it is different. The guardian who is also the homestay host has many opportunities to develop a healthy relationship with the student. This can happen when spending family times together such as family goes out shopping, or during meal times and even special outings on the weekends.
Feel Right At Home with Home Cook Food
Not to be overlooked is home cook food. Your child may have special diet that requires special attention or simply a special touch put in by the guardian to prepare a home country dish just for the child. I know of a guardian in our programme who prepared a korean dish certain day of the week just so the korean student will light up with delight. Having studied abroad and in my past life, sent on short job stints overseas, I totally appreciate home cooked food - Home cooked food never fails to warm your heart.
Monitoring and Assess Development
An important role for a guardian, on top of providing for the students basic needs such as food and lodging, family environment is to provide guidance to the child in decision making. Frequently this can be done in consultation with the parent. The guardian may also periodically feedback to the parent about the student’s progress in school.
About mrsHomestay Student Services Programme
Our programme is designed for international students below 18 years old. The focus of the programme has been to work with Singapore homestay partners and parents of students so that the student has an enriching experience studying in Singapore as well as helping him/her achieve the original intent of him/her coming to Singapore.
