Campbell to work with exchange students, local hosts families

Local resident Shawna Campbell has joined International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES) as the new local coordinator.

Campbell will work with international high school students and the local families that host them. She feels that having exchange students in our local schools and communities increase mutual understanding and improves relationships between countries. She will be working with families and schools in Old Washington and in the surrounding areas.

“I have lived in Guernsey County basically my entire life," she said. She has been married for nine years and six adult children and four grandchildren.

"I am not new to foreign exchange, but it's been around 12 years since I've been regularly involved. I worked as a local coordinator in the past and have hosted both as a full-time and as a welcome family.

I look forward to helping families in my community learn about and experience hosting for themselves. I am excited to get re-involved with ICES because the program is amazing. I absolutely loved being a host family and I am excited to help other families in my community get to experience the same thing.”

Campbell is currently looking for families that would like to host for the 2022-2023 school year. Exchange students live as a member of the host family, not a guest or boarder. They participate in family activities, follow host family rules, and help with chores. Students have their own medical insurance and spending money to cover all personal expenses. Host families provide room and board and loving parental guidance to the student.

For more information about hosting or working with ICES, contact Campbell atscampbell@icesusa.org.

Submitted by International Cultural Exchange Services

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