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Au Pair in America is the nation's first legal au pair program. Since 1986, we have provided the best child care opportunities to host families across the U.S. and au pairs from around the world.
We were able to squeeze in two meetings this month. I missed seeing the au pairs so I baked some chocolate muffins and invited them to our local Starbucks for coffee, muffins and a chat. The government was shut down and it was pouring outside…but we were nice and cozy! Our second cluster meeting was Read More
I decided to do something different this time for our cluster meeting. Why not try out “Yoga and Picnic on the National Mall”? This cluster meeting included au pairs from another Bethesda cluster. We tried out all different poses to help us relax, focus and stretch. Namaste! Read More
August is a very busy month of arrivals for this cluster. This August, we had 11 new au pairs arrive! Along with several other nearby clusters, we went to RFK stadium to watch DC United (our local soccer team) play. Read More
We are fortunate to have so many different places nearby and so many different activities we can take advantage of. For our July Cluster Meeting, we visited the Potomac Massage Institute and participated in an Essential Oils Workshop. We learned about, and tested out many different types of essentials oils that can be used to Read More
Some au pairs are sometimes not able to come to planned cluster meetings so an impromptu coffee and chat is a nice way to touch base with each other! Read More
For our June Cluster meeting, we were going to meet at the local community pool, but as it often happens in this area, the weather was not cooperating. So we ended up moving the meeting to my house. It was wonderful to catch up with some of the au pairs! Read More
Wishing all of our Jewish Host Families and Au Pairs a very happy Rosh Hashanah! Tomorrow is a public holiday for all of the public schools in Montgomery County! If you are working for a Jewish host family, here is a great site for children including information about the holiday traditions, games, word searches, Hebrew Read More
I know you will want to make some crafts with your kids for Mother’s Day so here is a link to some fun projects! http://pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/mother-s-day/ Read More
We are so proud of Natalia for winning! She has volunteered at the Smithsonian Folk Festival, at an event organized by Larry King Cardiac Foundation, at an Eco- city farm, at George Mason’s University cleanup, and at a 5K race for Manna, Inc. Wow! Natalia has truly taken advantage of her time in the U.S. Read More
One of my goals as a Counselor is to reach out to the community by having au pairs volunteer at local events. This time they volunteered at International Night at Woodacres Elementary School. Thank you girls! Read More
