{"id":10831,"date":"2019-03-12T11:16:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T11:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.sts-education.com\/host-family\/students\/get-to-know-our-students\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:54:01","slug":"get-to-know-our-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sts-education.com\/en-nz\/host-family-3\/students\/get-to-know-our-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to know our students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-sts-hero sts-block-hero sts-block-hero is-variant-full-background has-text-light has-background-media\" style=\"--sts-hero-padding-mobile:0px;--sts-hero-padding-desktop:0px;--sts-hero-text-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-10, #fff)\" data-variant=\"full-background\"><div class=\"sts-block-hero__background\"><picture class=\"sts-responsive-image has-pos-center is-skeleton\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sts-education.com\/11167_hero_lg_xl.jpg\" alt=\"Get to know our students\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) max(100vw, calc(clamp(320px, 100vh, 720px) * 9 \/ 16)), (max-width: 840px) max(100vw, calc(clamp(320px, 100vh, 720px) * 1 \/ 1)), max(100vw, calc(clamp(320px, 100vh, 720px) * 16 \/ 9))\" style=\"object-position:center\"\/><\/picture><span class=\"sts-block-hero__overlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"sts-block-hero__inner\"><div class=\"sts-block-hero__content has-align-center\"><div class=\"sts-block-hero__content-inner\"><h1 class=\"sts-block-hero__heading\">Get to know our students<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-sts-text sts-text-editor has-max-width-md\"><div class=\"sts-text-editor__content\"><div class=\"sts-text-editor__content-inner\">\n<p>Is your heart in the right place and would you like to welcome an exchange student into your home, or do you think someone you know might? Do you want to get to know a new culture and make a lifelong friend? We are looking for dedicated families for our exchange students who come to New Zealand from all over the world. Notify us of your interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sts-education.com\/en-nz\/why-you-should-be-a-host-family\/register-your-interest\/\">becoming a host family here<\/a>. Of course, the notification is non-binding.<\/p>\n<p>In the fall, our new students come to New Zealand from the US, Norway, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Italy and more. 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