Japanese Students Visit

🌸 Host Families Needed: SJCC Welcoming Japanese Students This August! 

Parents and Guardians,

We are excited to announce a unique cultural exchange opportunity coming to our community this August! From August 1st to August 8th, 2025, a group of Japanese High School students from Kiyose High School, Tokyo, will be visiting as part of an exchange and learning program — and we need your help to make it a success!

We are currently seeking host families to welcome these students into their homes for the duration of their stay. Hosting a student is a wonderful way to:

• Share Australian culture and daily life

• Learn about Japanese customs and language

• Build lifelong international friendships

• Provide your family with a meaningful and enriching experience.

Each host family will be matched with one student and will be responsible for providing:

• A comfortable place to sleep

• Daily meals

• Transportation to and from school or designated meeting points (Osborn’s Bus Service will be notified by the school)

• A warm, welcoming environment.

No Japanese language skills are required — just a willingness to share your home and heart!

If you are interested in becoming a host family or would like more information, please contact Mrs Tanya Chapple at tanya.chapple@mn.catholic.edu.au or on 6543 7444 by 16 May 2025.

Let’s come together to show our visitors the warmth and hospitality of our community. Thank you for considering this rewarding opportunity!

Photo from the 2024 Exchange Program with Niigata High School, Japan.