Host family sought for Chinese student

The Medfield High School is seeking one more host family for a Chinese student for next year, but will need to cancel this Friday if a host family cannot be located by then.  This was the email from Superintendent Robert Maguire –

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Pete,

I am reaching out to see if you have any ideas on a problem I am trying to solve and I am running out of ideas or options.

You are likely aware that we have a thriving partnership with a school district in China. The exchange and cooperation between our districts is a nationally recognized model.

As part of the program development we are looking to host students from the Chinese high school for the next school year. Back at the end of March the high school there proposed sending 3 students. They will reside with host families in Medfield. 2 boys and one girl. I began trying to recruit host families and have 2 confirmed now. Despite good effort I am striking out on locating a third family and unfortunately the clock is running out.

I am feeling that it will be disheartening to tell one of the students they cant come so I am pushing to see if I can find a family (or two if they want to split the year) to help.

This program is very simiiar to what the schools here have done for years hosting foreign students through AFS programs. The difference is that this program connects us directly with a school that we have an established partnership with and expands the cooperation between us.

Any ideas or connections that you may have would be greatly appreciated. I
think I need to give the other school the bad news by this Friday if I can’t locate an option. Richard DeSorgher has agreed to work as a liason/coordinator for the program for next year.

Thanks
Bob