Ashley S. is spending her year in Jennifer Stein's Houston area cluster. She did her Global Awareness presentation at the Post Oak Montessori school which her host child attends. She shares her experience: "I presented in front of about 23 students that were 9 or 10 years old. I started my presentation off by asking [...]
Ermina H., in Raquel Wilhelm's Maryland cluster, spent a morning with children ages 2 to 4 in a Discovering Music class in Montgomery County's recreation department. For her Global Awareness presentation she prepared information about Bosnia and Herzegovina, show photos of traditional meals, dance, clothes, and places. She taught them to count in Bosnian, named [...]
Spanish au pair Marta P., in Zerelda Rodriguez's Bronx, NY cluster, shared about her country to a group of 10 children between 2 and 8 years old. During her hour-long presentation she showed the children pictures of typical foods, traditions, and spent some time talking about Catalonia. She read them a story book about "The [...]
For July we challenged au pairs to send in a photo celebrating their host country's birthday and asked them to briefly describe what the United States symbolized to them. Rungnapa W. from Thailand in Valerie Le Cann Jones' Connecticut cluster: "USA symbolizes opportunity. I found an amazing host family. I have a chance to meet [...]
Au Pair in America Explorers for June Community Counselors have identified these three au pairs as the Au Pair in America Explorers for June. Anna L. from Germany in Christine Meek's Stamford, CT cluster. Anna truly embodies all aspects of a Cultural Ambassador!Not only does Anna attend and participate in our monthly cluster meetings, she [...]
4th of July is Coming! Let's celebrate your host country's birthday together with a photo challenge! Please send us: A photo of you dressed up in red, white, and blue - bonus points if you include your host children (signed release form is required). A few sentences about what the United States of America symbolizes [...]
There were so many great entries again this year but we have chosen 3 au pair entries as the top winners. In addition, Community Counselor Carol Benton receives special recognition for her cluster's work on the flag puzzle. Thank you to all the au pairs that participated. All entries can be seen here. Milena C. [...]
Check out the Flag Day entries we've received. We are still waiting on some waivers to post pictures with children. Winners will be announced soon! Flag Day Pictures
