{"id":231,"date":"2025-05-15T03:01:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/elpa\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2025-05-30T17:19:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T00:19:32","slug":"homestay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/elpa\/accommodations\/homestay\/","title":{"rendered":"Homestay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>In this section, you are required to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Read<\/strong> the <a href=\"#prog1\">Homestay Orientation<\/a> Information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Watch<\/strong> the <a href=\"#prog2\">Homestay Video<\/a> carefully.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Review<\/strong> the <a href=\"#prog3\">Homestay Resources.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"prog1\">1. Homestay Orientation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This section is intended for students participating in UVic Homestay.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of your participation in homestay, you must complete this Pre-Arrival Homestay Orientation. The information shared here will prepare you for homestay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the links below to find documents and information to help prepare you for your stay with a Canadian family in Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/continuingstudies.uvic.ca\/elc\/current-students\/current-homestay-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UVic Homestay students &#8211; information page<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/continuingstudies.uvic.ca\/elc\/current-students\/current-homestay-students\/homestay-student-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homestay Guidelines<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/continuingstudies.uvic.ca\/international-students\/living-in-canada\/accommodation\/uvic-homestay\/homestay-faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQs for Homestay students<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u21d1 <a href=\"#top\">back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"prog2\">2. Homestay Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please watch the following orientation Homestay Video carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see a bigger video, use the full-screen button <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"29\" height=\"21\" class=\"wp-image-335\" style=\"width: 29px\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/elpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9499\/2025\/05\/echo-fullscreen.png\" alt=\"\"\/> below the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"180\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 320 \/ 180;\" width=\"320\" controls src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/elpa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9499\/2025\/05\/Homestay-Student-Video-Full-2025-05-30.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u21d1 <a href=\"#top\">back to top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"prog3\">3. Homestay Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To be a successful homestay student, familiarize yourself with the following resources. Please read the UVic Homestay Student Guidelines which outline your rights and responsibilities as a homestay student. If you have any questions or concerns, please send a message to us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:HomestaySupport@uvic.ca\">HomestaySupport@uvic.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubhtml5.com\/ggaa\/pebw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Homestay Student Manual<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/continuingstudies.uvic.ca\/elc\/current-students\/current-homestay-students\/homestay-student-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Homestay Student Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/continuingstudies.uvic.ca\/elc\/current-students\/current-homestay-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forms and Fee Payment Schedules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/continuingstudies.uvic.ca\/international-students\/living-in-canada\/accommodation\/uvic-homestay\/homestay-faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Good job! Please continue with the next module, <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/elpa\/life-at-uvic\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"62\">Life at UVic.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this section, you are required to: 1. Homestay Orientation This section is intended for students participating in UVic Homestay. As part of your participation in homestay, you must complete this Pre-Arrival Homestay Orientation. The information shared here will prepare you for homestay. 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