AU PAIR WEEKEND
Experience America
Hillsborough Community College is excited to present the Au Pair Weekend program, ”Experience America,” offered in Tampa, Florida. This unique and fascinating program helps you, as an au pair working in the United States, to gain the most from your American experience.
This program can satisfy the U.S. Department of State au pair educational requirement. It is very affordable and can be customized to fit your needs. Earn from 40 to 80 hours by attending Au Pair Weekend courses and completing pre- and post-assignments as necessary. (Contact your au pair agency to determine their specific requirements regarding hours and credits.)
Course Dates: Our courses are generally offered four times each year, over President’s weekend in February, Memorial weekend in May, Columbus weekend in October, and the second weekend in December (which is not a holiday weekend like the other three).
Class times are always the same for these weekends in Tampa. Attendance is mandatory during the times listed above.
Housing
Housing is not provided or arranged for students who attend a weekend course. Suggestions for places to stay will be provided upon request.
Course Descriptions
Make a Difference
Students will identify personal learning goals for their international experience and complete projects and activities that help them to realize these goals. They will interact directly in American life by participating in community-based learning experiences in the city where the class is held and within their own local communities where they live. In addition, students will examine their conflict resolution styles and learn strategies for more effectively resolving conflicts they will encounter while living abroad. They will better understand culture shock and how it can affect them both in the US and when returning home. Finally, students will learn about and experience the rich cultural diversity inherent in US communities, with a specific focus on the city where the course is held.
Discover Tampa
Students’ primary learning objective includes gaining a greater understanding of the United States and your city. Students will have the opportunity to share their home country’s culture with one another and their American student peers, and to compare it to key aspects of American life. Students will gain in-depth knowledge of US customs, rituals, celebrations, and important holidays while also learning about exciting events in US history and current political issues in the US. Students will also have the opportunity to learn a great deal about the city in which the course is held and explore many of the important historical, political, and cultural sites that they learn about in class.
Explore Our Environment
Get ready to explore the geographically diverse science wonders of the Tampa Bay area. Through a fun and interesting combination of classroom discussions, field trips, lab work, and tours, you will learn important aspects of environmental science in the Tampa Bay area.
Contact
For complete program details, including exact dates, pricing, and to register, please see www.aupairclasses.org.
Please email us with any questions at aupairweekend@hccfl.edu, or call the APW program coordinator, Tina Rychalsky, at 617-777-5085 (email strongly preferred).
Click HERE to begin the registration process.
