Yearly Archives: 2010

Free First Aid & CPR Training

 In Orientation, au pairs receive basic Red Cross first aid and CPR training.  To build on those skills and ensure that our au pairs are prepared for a variety of possible emergencies, we encourage each au pair to take an 8 hour Red Cross CPR & First Aid Course.

Au Pair in America will pay for the cost of a Red Cross CPR/First Aid Class, providing you have at least three months left on your visa or extension.  You must take one of several approved child care/child safety related classes, such as Infant/Child CPR & First Aid or Community CPR & First Aid.

Why not take advantage of this great benefit?  Information is available here on the APIA website.

I believe Au Pair in America is the only au pair agency who offers this benefit.

How to Address an Envelope

This is another common question, since the way people address mail around the world varies.  Here is an image of where to put the information when you are sending mail in the United States.

How to Address a Letter from the US Postal Service How to Address a Letter from the US Postal Service 
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This is another common question, since the way people address mail around the world varies.  Here is an image of where to put the information when you are sending mail in the United States.

How to Address a Letter from the US Postal Service How to Address a Letter from the US Postal Service 

How to Write a Check

This question comes up from time to time and with the tax deadline tomorrow, I thought I would post a link with a great step by step tutorial.  Click on the image of a check below to go to the tutorial on About.com.

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Remember: Use pen and don’t leave extra blank space where someone can make changes.

AuPair in America Cultural Fair at the Childrens Museum in Boston

 

 

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Chinese Table Chinese Table 

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On Sunday, March 21, Au Pair in America brought the world to the Boston Children’s Museum.   Boston area counselors organized a Cultural Fair, open to their host families and to the public.

Au pairs from all over the world did an amazing job putting together information about their countries and presenting it at country tables.  They seemed very excited to share their culture with others. Parents and children talked to au pairs, played games, enjoyed crafts, danced, watched performances and learned words from different languages.   Children received passports and collected country stickers at each table.

Ukrainian Table Ukrainian Table 

This event provided an entertaining and educational afternoon for children and adults.  It also satisfied the State Department requirement that counselors offer annual host family workshops for their host families.  Au Pair in America prides itself in providing an excellent cultural exchange opportunity for host families and au pairs in addition to offering affordable and flexible child care.

Brazilian Dancing Brazilian Dancing 

 

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Learning Thai   

Meeting with 50 AuPairs at the Prudential Center Skywalk

Beautiful view of boston Beautiful view of Boston 

On Sunday March 7, on a beautiful sunny day,  my au pairs joined other Au Pair in America clusters in the area for a visit to the Prudential Center Skywalk.   Au Pairs enjoyed a bird’s eye view of Boston and the surrounding area and learned a lot about Boston’s history during the audio tour.  Since the weather was so nice we had a great turnout and about 50 au pairs showed up.   When we organize our meetings, we try to keep the cost down for the au pairs.  Thanks to the Prudential Center Skywalk staff who got us a very affordable group rate!

Ice scating at the Frog Pond at the Boston Common

Ice scating at the Frog Pond at the Boston Common