{"id":3117,"date":"2015-07-16T18:58:33","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T18:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pattisonhighschool.ca\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2015-07-16T19:00:01","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T19:00:01","slug":"new-bc-k-12-international-student-homestay-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pattisonhighschool.ca\/school\/new-bc-k-12-international-student-homestay-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"New BC K-12 International Student Homestay Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New BC K-12 International Student Homestay Guidelines<\/strong><br \/>\nLast week, the British Columbia\u00a0Ministry of Education released the\u00a0updated BC K-12 International Student Homestay Guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>This document was compiled by a group of K-12 school district, independent school and Ministry of Education representatives, and is a result of the hard work developed between October 2014 and June 2015. It provides international students and their parents with some guidelines to help them understand how k-12 homestays operates in BC.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u00a0download the Guidelines directly from the Ministry of Education&#8217;s website by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/administration\/kindergarten-to-grade-12\/internationaleducation\/home_stay_guidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">clicking here<\/a>. This Guide can be a valuable tool in your portfolio when advising students and parents looking for K-12 education in BC.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, we would like to invite you to browse a few interesting topics we are bringing to you about what is new at Pattison School:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ms. Kimberley Hlina prepared a document based on Tourism Vancouver&#8217;s guide to &#8220;25 free things to do in Vancouver&#8221;. You can see the full document and an infographic with the tips by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pattisonhighschool.ca\/25-free-things-to-do-in-vancouver\/\" target=\"_blank\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Summer Semester\u00a0Student Newsletter is out. You can download the Newsletter\u00a0here: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pattisonhighschool.ca\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Newsletter-Summer-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Newsletter Summer 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we march towards the end of the Summer Semester, our advising office is busy working on the applications of students for the September Semester (Fall). Our Fall Semester will start on September 8th, 2015. Applications are still being accepted but\u00a0there is a limited number of seats for a few courses.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoy the reading.\u00a0Please,\u00a0do not hesitate to contact us if you need any assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you and have a great day!<br \/>\nBest regards,<\/p>\n<p>Pattison School<br \/>\n981 Nelson Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3B6 CANADA<br \/>\nTel: 604.608.8788 Fax: 604.608.8789<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0info@pattisonhighschool.ca<br \/>\nWebsite:\u00a0www.pattisonhighschool.ca<br \/>\nSkype: pattisonhighschool<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New BC K-12 International Student Homestay Guidelines Last week, the British Columbia\u00a0Ministry of Education released the\u00a0updated BC K-12 International Student 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