Parent Reviews

Sarah – French Teacher

Study Abroad Campus Education provided the most valuable cultural, social and linguistically rich experience for my daughter Meena. (Meena is on the left).

Meena was able to travel to France on her own which was a huge millstone for our family. She was matched with the loveliest family who welcomed her straight away and made her feel like a member of the family. She was able to attend French high school and take part in the daily activities with her family. She explored the most beautiful region and for the first time my daughter was able to experience a whole new way of life. She came back more mature and her French had improved significantly.
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Meena was able to travel to France on her own which was a huge milestone for our family. She was matched with the loveliest family who welcomed her straight away and made her feel like a member of the family. She was able to attend French high school and take part in daily activities with her family. She explored the most beautiful region and for the first time my daughter was able to experience a whole new way of life. She came back more mature and her French had improved significantly.

I virtually had to do very little and yet I got so much in return. As a parent and French teacher I feel Study abroad helped me give my daughter a once in a lifetime opportunity. Our family is forever grateful and I with to share this opportunity with many of my students studying French about the opportunity of going to France to improve speaking skills and living full French immersion while learning skills for life. Feel free to contact me at any time via Study Abroad.

Sarah (Parent/French Teacher)

Isabella – mother of Linden from Canada – thank you CEA

I suggested to my then 15 year old daughter, Linden that she might consider an international school placement for part of her Grade 11 year. She thought that was a great idea and started looking. After doing internet research for a few weeks, she found Campus Education Australia CEA’s website and said “I want to go to Australia”.

Australia is almost as far away from Canada as you can go and I said, “Are you sure? It is really far away. You can’t just come home if you get homesick”. But Linden was adamant that this is where she wanted to go. I began doing my own research, first on the internet and then by speaking to Jennifer. It was very reassuring to me that Jennifer herself selected the host families, arranged the schools and would be there for Linden during the placement. Lindens host family was just a perfect match and they included and she felt welcome from day one.
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We initially had hoped that Linden would get some credit for the courses that she took a the local High, but the differences in the calendar year and the way that Grade 11 in Australia is structured made that difficult. So we decided that the cultural experience was enough and we would worry about academics when she returned home. Linden had a great semester taking classes that she was interested in like Drama and Photography.
Linden’s Australian experience was everything that we could have hoped for and more. As she herself put it, “I would not have changed a thing”.

If you want a fantastic international school experience for your son or daughter, call Jennifer at CEA in Australia and she will make it happen.

Isabella
Canada

If you wish to contact anytime, just ask Jennifer at CEA for Details

Claudia and Beat- Daughter Noemi from Switzerland How they experienced the program

Dear parents
Sending your child far away in a teenager cultural exchange experience is quite a challenge! It was not easy for us to let our daughter go far away with only 15 and turned 16 years in Australia, especially as she’s our only child.
So we were looking for an organization we felt secure and we trusted in.
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We were really happy to find Campus Education (CEA) and their partner Organization in Switzerland which we felt is taking care in a way we find is not too much but feels like taking care of the kids and looks to find a good family.

In this point we were so lucky and our daughter has been so warmly welcome in down under. So we had always the good feeling, she’s happy when we spoke together by skype or on the phone.

The organization is very well prepared and helps when there are questions. We were also very well prepared prior to departing so the parents and teanages are well prepared.

The school was also great and our daughter had a very very successful experience in Australia! We always had very good support from Campus Education Australia and the Switzerland partner. Especially while Noemi was in Australia her coordinator was always there Jennifer de Florio when there was something extra, like student visa change or French lessons.

We can say that we were completely satisfied and would book the Sydney exchange program again! We enjoyed meeting you very much Jennifer when we collected Noemi at the end of her year abroad. The best year of her life.

Thanks again and best regards from all of us!
Beat, Claudia and Noemi

Dr Angelika – Manuel 15 years from Switzerland

Dear Jennifer,

Thank you very much for your mail and for Manuel’s report. We phoned Saturday and Sunday. He is absolutely happy and enjoying his stay in Sydney. You can feel his happiness and his satisfaction in each mail and every call. Probably the first months weren’t easy for him for a lot of circumstances. We had much more calls than now and sometimes he was calling his sister not wishing that we are worried about him.
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As well as Manuel we want to thank you that you managed to assist him with everything. This ten months being in Sydney must be a great experience for him.

Not only bringing up his knowledge in the English language (except writing e-mails, he has similar mistakes in his German written mails, but this is o.k. I guess he is always in a hurry), also experience another country with another culture, life-styles, schools and families. Becoming in another way mature as at home. For sure you know this working with exchange students.

Living together is not always easy. There are misunderstandings and hurts of person’s feelings or different ideas. But he will learn and make his experiences. Usually Manuel tries to do his best. As a mother you know about the strength and weakness of a child and usually you know when you should help or assist a child. This is only partially possible if a child is far away.
Sure we would like to have him back and I hope it will be possible for him after finishing school to come again to Sydney or to another city of Australia. May be for studying.

I am looking forward being in 4 weeks in Australia, getting an idea where Manuel spent almost a year of his life. I would appreciate to meet you because for my understanding you have been for Manuel a very important person helping and understanding him.

Thank you very much for looking after him and taking care for him in a very special way!

Kind regards
Angelika
(Mother of Manuel)
We will only be too happy to speak to any future families about this wonderful experience

Jenny – daughter STINA from Sweden

Our daughter Stina spent a year as an exchange student in Australia, returning home in July. A brilliant year in all respects: the school worked out well, her host family was lovely, the organization was excellent and above all the sun shone nearly all the time! Stina loved it. To her credit I think she put in a lot of effort and made the most of the many opportunities that came her way. On the other hand, no amount of positive attitude helps if the basic setup is not right.
We checked a lot of organizations before deciding on CEA. Our two main reasons for going with Campus Education were that it is based in Sydney, where we have family connections, and that it meant we could have some insight into the choice of family, school and location. Both valuable to us.
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I was in Sydney for family reasons half a year before Stina’s planned her study abroad year to experience a true cultural exchange and was able to meet Jennifer and get a feeling for the program. That decided it for me. As a bonus, we were able to meet a couple of host families and look at a couple of schools: I understood then that these are families that Jennifer works closely with a good mix of trust and leadership. We couldn’t have been luckier, the family Stina then lived with for a year was warm and caring and it was thanks to them the year worked as well as it did.

As we live in Sweden, Stina decided to do her exchange year from July to July to minimize disruption to her local schooling. This meant joining the class at a local High mid-year, and doing half of year 10 and half of year 11. This turned out a good choice to do it this way.

The school was ideal, a good local school in a nice middle-class area. Stina was very positive. Although nearly everything was different to what she’d experienced before, she was surprised by how well it went to fit in, make friends and cope with the schoolwork. Socially, it turned out to be an extremely busy year, but fortunately from a parent’s point of view I felt no reason for concern.

Jennifer of CEA kept an eye on the students during the year, I felt the family were involved and caring, and as a bonus Stina got to meet and become friends with a number of other international students on the same program although going to different schools.

Half a year later, I would say the experience has been invaluable. It took sometime for her to land again in her old-new life here, but it was a good transition. We now have a curious, adventurous and confident 18-year old on our hands — she matured a lot during her year away and has a new way of seeing the world, with friends from all over the globe not just Sydney.

Everyone is different, but for someone really wanting to do an exchange year in Australia I would thoroughly recommend CEA.

Jenny
Sweden

I am happy to speak with you at anytime via email or telephone. Just ask CEA for details

Barbla – Daughter Luisa – Switzerland

Dear Jennifer

Thank you very much for sending me Luisa’s essay. Yes, she really had a very good time in Sydney. Her dream has become true and we so proud of her!

Thank you so much, Jennifer, for everything you have done for Luisa. With you, CEA she could make so many good experiences that will last for all her life.
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Also for us it was very important to know that Luisa is in good hands and that we always can contact you if we have any questions or problems.

So thank you very much that you were there also for us, answering our questions, sending pictures or just informing us about what’s going on. Australia is so far away from us and the thought that Luisa (15 years old when she left us!) is on the other side of the world, made us very worried.

Thank you we could be quiet and relaxed, knowing that you will be there also for us parents, great support that we appreciated very, very much!

For Luisa it will be soon time to say goodbye to Sydney and all her friends (will not be easy for her!) and we can’t wait to have our little sunshine back home. We will make lots of publicity for you and CEA here in Switzerland.

Kind regards

Barbla & family
Celerina– St Moritz Switzerland

Switzerland – Daughter Linda – 16 yrs
Mrs Manuela –shares per experience and an update on her daughter Linda’s experience while on the Sydney Program

Dear Jennifer,

Sorry for my late reply. I would be happy to write a letter with my personal opinion on the CEA Sydney program.

Overall I must admit that as parents, we were very satisfied with the choice of program Linda opted for.
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The 6 month program in Sydney was just the right length for our daughter. Perhaps someone else would have been happy to stay one whole year, but for Linda this was the perfect match. We were very glad that CEA offers this shorter program.

CEA:
During the preparation phase here in Switzerland, we were regularly in contact. All administrative information was very detailed and comprehensively documented. Being a concerned mother, they assured me repeatedly that CEA organisation, namely you, Jennifer, were very professional and experienced and that they had been working with you for a number of successful years. She also assured us that during a child’s stay in Australia you would be the contact person in any case and that there was nothing to worry about. This was truly what we had experienced. Whenever Linda had a problem, she would immediately contact you to discuss the issue (i.e. when she had problems with the host families). We were very relieved and felt very comfortable that Linda was being looked after so well by you. Thank you again for all your help.

Host family:
Although Linda’s first Host family didn’t work out, I’m sure that another child with another character and personality would have fitted in with the first family well. Her 2nd Host family, the all the more, made up for everything. They were a great family; very kind, warm and yet firm and had their rules and regulations. Linda was very happy there, although sometimes there were some misunderstandings, which she addressed to the host family immediately and got the problem solved. We do understand that this is absolutely normal. Happens in our family too. I’m Glad her family had an open ear and had the same attitude to find solutions when a problem arose. Other than that, they were a very dear family, with strong family values. The girls were lovely and got along very well with Linda. We can strongly recommend this family for further exchange students.

School:
At the High School Linda took advantage of taking subjects that are not offered in her school here in Switzerland i.e. photography, drama, surfing as a sport. She thoroughly enjoyed those classes. We visited the campus and spoke to the principal and the deputy principal. All the staff gave us such a good and sympathetic impression. The school’s academic level did not correspond to the Swiss level, however, we were informed about this by INTO prior to accepting to send Linda to an Australian State High School. Also the teachers were not very strict and were very easy going. This is probably the Australian mentality.

We have heard from other sources that classes in private schools in Australia are conducted in a more disciplined and strict manner. Perhaps you could add a choice of private schools into your program for exchange students whose parents wouldn’t mind paying a premium for their child to attend a private school. This is simply an idea, as some Student exchange Organizations do offer this choice at a premium price.

So overall we were more than satisfied and our expectations were excelled. You did a wonderful job Jennifer and we are very grateful for all your help and special assistance during Linda’s stay in Sydney. This truly was a one time in a life-time experience not only for Linda, but also for us parents. Linda has matured during this time and has learnt a lot in terms of inter-cultural exchange.

Thanks to you, we always felt very assured that Linda was in good hands. We can definitely highly recommend your Organization to anyone who would be interested in sending their child for an exchange program.

Thank you again for making this experience a memorable one.
Wishing you all the best
Kind regards

Manuela

Dr and Mrs Deangeli – ITALY

Son – Giulio 16 years has just arrived in Sydney – here is what they are saying

Dear Jennifer,

You can’t imagine how much we appreciate your e-mail and everything you are doing for Giulio.

That’s very kind of you. Thank you!

Giulio telephoned us shortly to let us know he was happy and safe at the Bethell’s place.
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His voice was really enthusiastic. He told us he had problems with the Italian Sim card but luckily he was given a telephone card to call home.

We haven’t received any e-mail from him yet but we imagine it will take a little time to him to familiarize with the place and people.

We are glad to know he is having a nice time enjoying Sydney and his new friends…. We are sure that this experience in Australia will be a really striking one.

Please feel free to contact us for anything you might need.
We just keep in touch…

Best regards

Betty and Diego

Mr Jim and Mrs Heather – Canada

Brennan – From Nova Scotia Canada 18 – yrs on the Gap program – stayed 13 months.

Brief from father – Jim

Sorry for the delay getting back to you, yes they can contact me and any other parents can call me any time.
It was a pleasure meeting you during my visit to Sydney during the end of September. I am so glad I had the opportunity to personally thank you, the school staff and instructors and especially the host family.
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Jim and Brennan in Sydney at the end of the program

It truly meant a lot to me to be able to thank you as the last year created such a wonderful GAP life experience for Brennan. It was also great to see the changes in Brennan because of his Australian experience. Specific we saw him mature, become more independent, and well round having this global exposure. Although Brennan was not shy, he did grow socially and grew his self confidence thru this experience.

This is a far cry from the very beginning of this endeavor. In the very beginning we were nervous and reluctant. After all, we had little knowledge of Campus Education Australia, the suggested private Digital arts and media school and the host family and basically we where being asked to put most of the funds for the administration, schooling and residence (room, meals, etc) up front. But you provided us with the comfort and confidence to trust you with our son and over a year later I am glad we did. If I can ease the reluctance of any parent considering this opportunity for their child, I will gladly do so.

I am also glad I experienced the interaction of the family (Malcolm and Julia) with Brennan and the other foreign student (Morris) from Germany. The household was very well organized, but at the same time very easy going. The family was very caring and inclusive, by this I mean they gave both Brennan and Morris the opportunity to be included in all family activities. While maintaining established routines, the host family made Brennan at ease and comfortable in their home.

I believe the experience did enrich Brennan’s life, and would recommend the experience to anyone looking to broaden their child’s horizons. Once again It was an pleasure meeting you.

Kind regards Jim

From Heather- mom

Hi Jennifer – so glad you and Jim had a chance to meet in Sydney. Brennan is patiently waiting to see if he is accepted at Uni for January admission. Our fingers are crossed as he does not have a ‘Plan B’. He is all grown up for sure – and Malcolm and Julia provided a loving and caring home for him and we are forever grateful for that. It was a perfect match!!!

Please feel free to give our contact info to anyone considering CEA This was such a positive experience for our family and I would be more than happy to endorse your services.
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As you said, it is overwhelming, and so far away. With Brennan being gone for the 13 month program, we were overjoyed that he did come home during the Christmas break. If his program had been only a few months, I’m sure we would have insisted that he stay.

Thank you Jennifer for making our son’s experience such a wonderful one. If we can help in any way, please let us know.

Warm regards,
Heather

Dr Alexander and Mrs Barbara

Son – Lucas Vienna Austria

Dear Jennifer,

Only one more week until Lucas will be back to Vienna.
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First of all we want to thank you very fondly for everything! You supported Lucas in such a very kind way during his stay in Sydney. It was a good feeling for us

knowing there is someone taking care and helping. We read Lucas’ report and were impressed how he improved his English, described his stay in Australia in great details and expressed his feelings about everything. We think these 6 months have been a great challenge and adventure for Lucas. He learned to live and act more independent, got to know Australia, it’s people and culture, found a new home at his lovely hostfamily (Thank you for choosing this kind family for him!!!), got to know a different school system, nice teachers and a lot of new schoolmates. Of course he also improved his English skills and besides discovered his love for surfing. One of the highlights of his stay was the big safari, where Lucas didn’t only see so many beautiful places but also made many friends from all over the world. Now we are looking forward to having Lucas back home again. It will not be easy for him to leave his new life, his host family and his friends in Sydney.

Dear Jennifer, once again: many thanks for your support and effort! Our youngest son Laurenz already mentioned, that he also would like to go to Australia in some years – so maybe we will talk to you then.

If you are ever planning to travel to Europe, we would be happy to welcome you in Vienna.

Best regards and hope to see you,

Barbara and Alexander

Dr Angelika – Manuel Switzerland

Dear Jennifer,

Thank you very much for your mail and for Manuel’s report. We phoned Saturday and Sunday. Since changing school and family he is absolutely happy and enjoying his staying in Sydney. You can feel his happiness and his satisfaction in each mail and every call. Probably the first months weren’t easy for him for a lot of circumstances. We had much more calls than now and sometimes he was calling his sister not wishing that we are worried about him.
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As well as Manuel we want to thank you that you managed to assist him with everything. This ten months being in Sydney must be a great experience for him.

Not only bringing up his knowledge in the English language (except writing e-mails, he has similar mistakes in his German written mails, but this is o.k. I guess he is always in a hurry), also experience another country with another culture, life-styles, schools and families. Becoming in another way mature as he is at home. For sure you know this working with exchange students.

Living together is not always easy. There are misunderstandings and hurts of person’s feelings or different ideas. But he will learn and make his experiences. Usually Manuel tries to do his best. As a mother you know about the strength and weakness of a child and usually you know when you should help or assist a child. This is only partially possible if a child is far away.

Sure we would like to have him back and I hope it will be possible for him after finishing school to come again to Sydney or to another city of Australia. May be for studying.

I am looking forward being in 4 weeks in Australia, getting an idea where Manuel spent almost a year of his life. I would appreciate to meet you because for my understanding you have been for Manuel a very important person helping and understanding him.

Thank you very much for looking for him and taking care for him in a very special way!

Kind regards

Angelika

Silvia -Italy

Brief from her Father Edoardo
after she has returned home – safely to Italy

Hi Jennifer,

Silvia return journey went very smoothly! Unfortunately we had her with us only for two days as she immediately left to go to the sea with her friends. She will be back this week and she will surely answer your mail.
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Silvia is really enthusiastic and already thinking at all possible ways to advertise CEA. I have no doubt she will be a great promoter!

I take the opportunity to thank you for all you have done for Silvia. We have been EXTREMELY satisfied with her stay in Australia. It was a wonderful personal experience and her English improved a lot. The family was really warm and welcoming: they made Silvia feel at home. We also had a very nice vidoe conference with them on Skype a few days before Silvia’s departure.

If your future prospective students ask you for references on CEA please feel absolutely free to use us. We will be very happy to share our experiences with CEA and Silvia’s experience in Sydney Australia!

Kind regards.

Edoardo

IF you wish contact me direct, please let CEA and they will forward My details anytime.

Luisa travelled on the CEA Sydney Program in 2006 and here is how and what she is thinking few years later – this is an Experience of a Life Time – and it will ALWAYS be part of your thoughts to come. So Don’t Dream It Just Do it No !! with Campus Education Australia CEA www.campus.com.au

Luisa 24. Juli 2010 um 11:41
Re: Greetings from Sydney Australia

hi Jennifer!!!  how are you?! hope everything is fine in far-far-away Australia!? =)   I can’t even tell you how often I am thinking of my time in Sydney!!! probably every day!!! it was the best decision to go on exchange at the age of 16, because it was so easy going and now it would be a lot more stressful! I have been thinking of coming back many times to my host sister Teagan’s wedding or to travel around with a friend from Austria, but I have seen more than most Australians in 2006, so I was traveling to other countries as well!!! =)  right now I am at university in Graz and I do environmental system science and business administration!!! I really like it, I am like my dad thinking of my interests and maybe I will work for his company one day but at that is part of the future!!! I will be at uni for about another 4 years but that’s right for me!!!  how about you?! what’s up in Sydney!?   Nice greetings from Austria =)  PS: my professors at uni were thinking I am Australian because of my English!!! how funny is that!! =)
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Luisa – from Austria 17 years Jan – July – 6 months

Update from her Parents Eckhard and Isolde – daughter Luisa Switzerland

Dear Jennifer!

“The best time in my life!” This is the statement from Luisa about the Safari in Australia!

Thank you very much for organizing this Safari so perfect. We think, it was a great time for Luisa and Nina. The trip Sydney, Broken Hill, Ayers Rock, Alice Springs, Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Gold Coast and back to Sydney was really great, the week on the coast was the highlight.

We are very happy, that Luisa feels very well, has a great host family and studies in a nice high school. She makes friends all over the world and she gets unforgettable impressions from different minds and cultures. We are very happy, that we have given Luisa the possibility to this 6-month-programm. She really will learn many important things for her future life.

We are sure, that she will enjoy the rest of her stay. Thank you so much for all your care and we hope, that we can meet you in Australia during our trip from 25. June to 9. July.

Best regards

Eckhard und Isolde

Silvia Milan Italy

her fathers update to CEA

She is here for 6 months – has been here now 4 weeks and 8 weeks below

Edoardo – daughter Silvia Italy

Left Brennan, Jennifer, Anja,Land, Marco, Silvia
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(Silvia is in GREEN Top)

Hi Jennifer,

I just finished speaking with Silvia through Skype. After almost one month since her arrival she sounds very satisfied about how things are proceeding. As you wrote me, yesterday she had her first soccer training which she found very exciting. In the next few days she will start with tennis. She is also enjoying her classes and making some new friends at school. Everything OK also with the family, which she says is really lovely.

Thank you for giving us a further chance for the Safari

Thank you for your support.

Kind regards.

Edoardo

P.S. I gave your references to 2 friends of ours who are considering to send their sons for an exchange semester to Australia; they might contact you in the coming weeks.

P.S. I gave your references to 2 friends of ours who are considering to send their sons for an exchange semester to Australia; they might contact you in the coming weeks.

Silvia at school Athletics Carnival

cheering her team

Hi Edoardo  How are you – just touching base to let you know that Silvia is very happy and all is  going well   She has started Soccer and also Tennis is happening soon. She is feeling more part of the school and slowly working into fitting in with a group  but this takes times.  Trust you have heard all good news and feeling ok with what you are hearing from Silvia. She is a lovely girl we love having her here and her host family are really enjoying her.  She is also happy with the family  kind regards Jennifer CEA

Update from Mr Edoardo daughter

Hello Jennifer,

thank you for organising such exciting events. Silvia is getting very fond of surf and will surely appreciate the great day trip on learning to SURF. We have regular contacts with her through e-mail or Skype and feel she is extremely satisfied. The Arrivolo are really very nice and she has now found a lot of new friends. We have the impression that returning to Italy will not be easy at all!

Kind regards.

Edoardo

Ray father of Keely USA

Daughter Keeley USA

Parent overview on how his daughter Keeley 17 from USA Experienced her Trip down under with CEA – she has now returned home.

My daughter Keeley had the most fantastic time while she was in Sydney Australia.

She was matched with a wonderful and perfect family to stay with. They just did everything with her and took her out and showed her so much. The school was very good also.
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She was able to participate in many activities at school.

As Keeley is a talented Musician, it was important for us for her be able to join a Jazz band and beyond our expectation CEA assisted and matched her with a fabulous perfect family with similar interests. The school had a very good band program and she was also able to do an additional Sydney wide band program.

CEA also advised us in advance that there was a School Ski camp the week Keeley arrived and ensured that she had a place to go before we arrived. If they had not been so organized she would have missed it. Going on a week long skiing trip with her school class was a lot of fun and really helped her be included in her Year group – this is highly recommended.

Sending your child to live in a foreign country is a big step for the parents and the child. Jennifer and CEA was a lot of help. She answered all my questions and checked on my daughter while she was in Australia. My daughter has had an Experience of a life time and also has made friends for a life time. Thank you Jennifer and CEA.

Jennifer, you can have people contact me if they wish. I hope everything is going well with you and that you have a lot of good new kids getting an experience of Australia. Ray

Parent overview Richard – daughter Samantha USA

Richard – father thanks CEA for the time spent on locating the right family for his daughter before she arrives in on the Program.

CEA does ask that you be patient some times and we will find the right family for your son or daughter – here is brief from a very happy girl and her father’s overview

Samantha – USA
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Dear Jennifer

To say that my daughter is a little overjoyed would be a gross understatement. From first showing her the family write up to the pictures she was “over the moon”. This is certainly the right family for her and I’m sure that they will all get along. Thank you for your diligent work in finding such a compatible family.

Richard A. Black Laurinburg, NC. 28353 US

Samantha 16 – just arrived in Sydney from the US today Message from her father

Sam phoned us about 7:30pm our time, had a nice chat but we could tell she was tired. Why is it that sitting in an airplane seat for so long is so taxing? I tracked the flight on my computer so knew that it had landed safely and once I heard from her, it was a great load lifted.

Now she can get on with the fun part and we are relatively worry free with the great family and home you have found for her. Let me know if there are any things you or she needs that we have forgotten.

Regards

Richard.

Mr Stefan and Mrs Andrea from Germany – Charlotte has just returned home and here is message from her parents.

Daughter: Charlotte 16 yrs in Sydney stayed 6 months from GERMANY

Charlotte 2nd from left

Hi Jennifer,  Many thanks for your kind email, and apologies for not informing you earlier about Charlotte’s safe arrival.
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Since then we have been very busy chatting and learning about all her adventures and the great time she has had in Down Under. We were all very happy to have her back — at the same time Charlotte was sad about leaving her host family as indeed they were fantastic host parents and friends at the same time. Many thanks again for taking such a wonderful choice. Also, Andrea and I have never had a moment being concerned about Charlotte’s well-being and we have been very grateful to her wonderful host family, and you.   Charlotte mentioned that she was so pleased about you stopping by on the day she left so that you could have a farewell chat.   So it went all very well, and obviously I’m more than happy to write a Parent reference in January and to getting contacted by other parents in a similar situation we were in some months ago. Actually, I have already recommended your good services to a business friend of mine; his son had not yet decided where he would like to go, though.    Many thanks again to you for organizing Charlotte’s stay so well and for your patience with us as we asked so many questions beforehand (apologies again).  Many thanks also for your Christmas card and wishes. We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Warmest regards,

Andrea, Stefan, Charlotte and Lorenz

( if you wish to contact us, please ask CEA for our email and contact numbers)

Land USA on the Way to Australia

Overview of What his Mum and Dad have to say

DeAnn Olsen wrote:

Hello Jennifer

Land is on the airplane and should be arriving in Sydney in four hours. He is anxious and excited at the same time. Thankyou for everything… we can’t believe it is finally underway when this opportunity has been almost a year in the making.
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Talk to you soon. DeAnn

Hi DeAnn and Darren

Yes it has taken a year – and he is finally here and I know he will be a on his best behaviour and in a flash it will be July…….and time to go again.

so – I am sure he will have the best time of his life. Email me any time if you have any worries or concerns, his host mom is just lovely – he is very lucky to have such a wonderful family

The weather is perfect Sunny, blue sky and just lovely………a great day to arrive for a new adventure.

kind regards Jennifer CEA

Hi DeAnn and Darren

Finally your lovely son has arrived safely downunder. He had a long flight, it was delayed by a few hours and Deb was waiting patiently for him at the airport He is at home having a sandwich had a shower and will now have rest.

I will meet up with him on Friday and see how he is – giving him time to settle. He will give you a call soon

Jennifer,

We just received a call from Land. He is tired and happy. A good way to be. He says it is going to be amazing, that Avalon is the most beautiful place he has seen and that he thinks his host family is sooooo nice. I feel good about it all… it was nice to hear him be so excited.

DeAnn

Thank you for setting this opportunity up for Land. He is really happy with his host family.

Darren

Mrs Elsbeth & Mr David Switzerland – Daughter

Hello,

This is Elsbeth and David, parents of Jessica.

We chose CEA Campus Education Australia for an exchange because we were mostly interested in the Sydney NSW Programme that they offer. This way it was guaranteed that Jessica would definitely be placed close to Sydney and we had greater support with choosing a host family and school.

We have to admit that it was a strange feeling when we brought Jessica to the airport and knowing that we won’t see her again for almost a year.
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But we think for people her age it is an enormous opportunity and challenge to experience people’s way of living in a foreign country and to cope with a different language. We have both made this experience ourselves and still tell about it today.

After her arrival in Sydney, she gave us a quick call, saying that her host family had picked her up from the airport and that everything was fine. After a couple of hours sleep, her great adventure began.

School hadn’t started yet because the summer holidays went on for another week after her arrival. This was good, so she had enough time to get used to her new surroundings. Her host family made a great effort in showing Jessica her new home and also helped her handling things like catching the bus, opening her bank account and getting the school uniform. There was so much new to discover, that she hardly found the time to call home. We never really had the impression that she was very homesick or so.

She had some trouble settling in at school, especially the first couple of weeks. But after a while she got used to everything and had made friends.

Jennifer from Campus Education Australia CEA gave her the needed support. Jessica was glad she had a person she could always contact in case something was wrong or she wasn’t happy. Jennifer also recommended to her, to join a soccer club, getting involved into sport, free activities, etc. That way she was also busy after school and made many more friends.

She didn’t seem to find it difficult to adapt to a new household. It seemed to work out for both sides. Perhaps did the sometimes long discussions over dinner help to understand each other and maybe to solve problems straight away.

We are happy to have her back home now. She needs some time to get used to her Swiss everyday life again. We didn’t take it personally when she said jokingly (after being home for two days): “I’ve had enough of Switzerland again, I wanna go back to Sydney now!”

We’ve made very good experiences with Campus Education Australia and their partner organisation in Switzerland and they have been there for Jessica during the whole 12 months.

It has allowed us to feel relief knowing she was in capable and caring hands. Whenever there were problems or questions, we could address them anytime to either Switzerland or directly to Australia and it was fixed and assess immediately. Now that is what you want for your child when they are on the other side of the world.

It is important to talk about concerns and get them sorted out. Also from Jessica’s side we have the feeling that she was being looked after very well and that she enjoyed the time she had overseas – thank you CEA

Greetings from Switzerland Elsbeth and David ( Parents)

Adair USA

Thank you from her Mother Denise

Adair with her host family
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I would like to recommend CEA to anyone who is interested in an Educational and Cultural experience. From the very first contact with yourself and CEA, I was reassured that I was dealing with a professional, trustworthy organization. Throughout the six months that my daughter, Adair, was in Sydney, Jennifer kept me informed and was able to put away any concerns that I may of had.

Sending my only child to an unknown place where we knew no – one could have been a frightening experience, but because the reassurance I was able to maintain my confidence that Adair was in good hands.

Adair came home with a new perspective about the world. Having, now had the opportunity to live in another country gives her insight to living here in the U.S. She has grown and matured because of this opportunity.

Both Adair and I feel that this has been a positive life changing experience that she can take with her for the rest of her life.

Thank you once again

Denise

One more thing Jennifer,

Adair is currently working on her senior project for graduation. She is doing her project on her experience in Australia. One of the requirements is that she have a mentor. She would like that mentor to be you. This means that if Adair needs any information that she could ask for you, actually, she does not need much help. She did much of her research while she was there. It is just a formality. Would you be so kind as to sign the attached and email back to me.

Thank you so very much. Denise

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