Stay Informed
Keep up-to-date by following our
Worldwide Wednesdays newsletters, which prepares students (and
parents) in the months before the departure date. We also recommend
that you attend a Parent Predepartue Orientation. The
schedule for these sessions can be found
here.
Communicate Regularly
There are many convenient and inexpensive ways to
communicate with your child, while he/she is abroad. It will
make the distance seem shorter and the time pass
faster. Skype is a popular program that
allows people to call each other, anywhere in the
world, for free! Make sure to arrange times to
communicate with your student in advance. Don't forget the time
difference!
Be Prepared
Although we take every precaution to prepare
students for studying abroad, it is always a good idea to be
prepared for the unexpected. Even if you do not intend to visit
your student while abroad, you should make sure that your passport
is current and that it will not expire within six months of your
child's scheduled return date. You should also keep copies of
all of your child's important information, such as passport photo
page, insurance policies, flight itinerary, etc.
Feel free to Visit
We encourage you to visit during a break, long
weekend, or at the end of term so you can take a family vacation
together when your student does not have academic
commitments. Please look at our
Academic Calendar for guidance. Though we are unable to offer
you accommodations in our student housing, all of our cities have a
full hotel infrastructure that meets a wide range of budgets.