A few reminders for departing students
As the end of the 2016–2017 school year approaches for host families and students across the country, here are a few reminders about student departures.
Students should arrange to return home a few days after the last day of school. Students may stay up to one week beyond the last day of school if your family is able to continue hosting for that time.
Contact your Homestay Coordinator if a student would like to stay longer than a week to receive the appropriate forms for signature. All parties including the host family, Homestay Coordinator, school, students, natural parents, and national office; must agree to the extension and additional fees will apply. Twinn Palms reserves the right to accept or deny extensions. May 25th is the deadline for extension paperwork to be submitted to the Twinn Palms National Office.
Students are responsible for making their own flight reservations for their return home at the end of the school year. They or their parents should call the airlines directly to make domestic and international reservations on the date of their choice. Students should book their international reservations first, and then arrange their domestic reservations to ensure they know the time their international flight departs. Also, please be advised that some students may hold youth fare tickets that carry certain restrictions, or may require minimal additional fees to be paid when booking returns; especially if a student changes the date or flights from those listed on his/her original ticket(s). Twinn Palms is unable to guarantee a reservation for any student.
Twinn Palms can provide assistance in obtaining hotel accommodations for such students; however, the student is responsible for the cost of any extra nights’ stay. If students have difficulties with their return reservations, they should call their Homestay Coordinator or their Twinn Palms Regional Manager for further assistance.
Students who will travel at the end of the school year must sign a Program Year-End Release Form. The official end of the Twinn Palms program is the end of the school semester and up to one week thereafter.
