Au Pairs from Westport, Wilton and Weston came together to skate and socialize at the Westport Ice Skating rink yesterday. Beautiful day to skate and meet some new friends! Read More
Ice Skating Cluster meeting
2020 Challenge: Collect Moments, Not Things
Common problem: “It’s the end of my au pair year and I have sooooo much stuff! It’s going to cost me a fortune in extra baggage fees.” This post is about one way to prevent that problem. I know it can be tempting. There are so many beautiful things and great sales out there. But Read More
Holiday Party
Westport Au Pairs celebrated the holidays with an international feast and fun holiday games at their counselor’s home. In teams, they designed and created New Year’s Eve dresses from rolls of bathroom tissue and individually tried to outdo each other with festive Christmas trees and ornaments drawn on top of their heads. Each Au Pair Read More
Making Thanksgiving Memories Together
Thanksgiving is a public holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year in the United States. It started as a harvest festival and has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789. The most important part of Thanksgiving for American families is to spend family time together. “My favorite holiday was Thanksgiving. Firstly, Read More
Yale University Tour and Football Game
APIA Au Pairs from all around Connecticut gathered together in New Haven Saturday November 2, 2019 to tour the Ivy League school Yale. Afterwards many Au Pairs stayed to watch the Yale vs. Columbia football game. It was a beautiful fun Fall day Read More
Three Ways for Au Pairs to Stay Red Cross Ready
Being knowledgeable in basic first aid and CPR is important for au pairs (and anyone else caring for children). Au Pair in America’s commitment to infant/child safety begins before au pairs arrive to the U.S., with pre-arrival training and continue throughout the au pair year. #1 Training At Orientation Our orientation includes seminars by American Red Cross Read More
Top 5 Tips for Overcoming Homesickness
Almost everyone experiences culture shock when they come to a completely new environment. Everything is different: the language, the food, and the people. When everything feels so unfamiliar, it is natural to long for the security of home. However, you don’t want to let that feeling of longing for home, make you too sad or Read More
Miniature Golf
Au Pairs from all over Fairfield County said good bye to summer with our annual Multi Cluster . miniature golf games Monday August 27, 2019 Read More
Back to School Planning
Back to school time is here. This can mean changes to the au pair schedule and possibly to the duties. It is very important to communicate these changes to avoid problems. Here is a list of topics to consider discussing: Au pair’s work schedule The children’s school and activity schedules Where the children get dropped Read More
Levitt Pavilion Cluster Meeting
Au Pairs from Westport, Weston, Wilton and New Canaan came together at Levitt Pavilion for an evening of music under the stars. The 60 piece Westport Community Band played classics, pops, and some marches. The Westport Levitt Pavilion provides free concerts every night of the summer except for Monday evenings . Read More
