Can you help host a young student for two nights in the first week of Term 2?
During our first week Term 2, the College is hosting 12 students and two teachers from St Stithians Girl’s College in Johannesburg, South Africa. St Stithians College is one of South Africa’s finest schools and has long been a Round Square exchange partner for many Scotch Oakburn students – boys and girls. The school has separate boy’s and girl’s Colleges on the same estate north of Johannesburg.
We are seeking Penquite families that would be able to host the students for the two nights (Wednesday 30 April and Thursday 1 May). The students are sixteen, but there is no requirement for the host family to have children of the same age. We are requesting hosts to accommodate one or two of the students. On the second evening the touring party and host families will be hosted at Penquite Campus for a barbeque hosted by the Round Square Committee.
Host family requirements for WWVP cards
Tasmanian laws require each person in the household of a host family, who are 16 years or older, to hold a Working with Vulnerable People card (WWVP), if someone in the family does not have a WWVP card, they can be applied for on this link: Apply for registration to work with vulnerable people | Service Tasmania. The volunteer WWVP card is all that is required and costs $22.44.
Interested familes are asked to complete a short form via this link.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of this request, please contact me through Senior School Reception on 6336 3300.
Stuart Walls
Head of Senior School
Director of Round Square
