Become a host family in Switzerland!

Do you feel like experiencing a new culture in your own home?

Then you are most welcome to join LGA as a host family. Hosting a student from abroad as a new member of your family is a wonderful and unique opportunity for everyone. Not only will you learn interesting facts about the host student's home country, but you will also get to see Switzerland in a completely different way, through the eyes of the student. In addition, you can have a formative influence on the future life of a young person. Expand your horizons and become part of an incredible experience!

Becoming a host family means forming lifelong friendships!  Have we caught your interest? How do you become an LGA host family?

It's easy!

1. Click on the green button below and register with us without any obligation. We are very happy that you are interested in hosting a foreign student and would like to thank you for opening your heart and home to them.

2. Personal interview at your home with one of our interviewers. You will probably have some questions, which we will be happy to clarify and discuss with you. The interviewer will be there for you the whole time and will support you in all matters.

3. The matching process - we do our best to place the right student with the right host family. Based on the information you provide; we will make a preliminary screening and then send you the most suitable match. Since you know yourself and your family best, we leave the final decision to you.

4. We will contact the host student as soon as you have decided. We communicate this to our partner organization abroad, but the initial contact is always made by the student. In addition, we take care of all details and information (e.g., flight/train connection), which we will of course forward to you or make available to you at any time.