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Chinese Culture Comes to Long Island Classroom

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Sihui earned a Global Awareness Certificate for teaching 2 lessons on Mandarian to fifth grade classes in Joseph Edgar Elementary School, Rocky Point, Long Island, NY.  Cindy Garruba, Senior Community Counselor for Au Pair in America in Suffolk County presented the certificate to Sihui Tan at the Annual International Holiday Party for the Suffolk Au Pairs.  The au pairs were excited for Sihui and several mentioned their plans to do Global Awareness presentations in classrooms very soon!    If you would like a Global Awareness presentation in a Suffolk County classroom, please email Cindy at Cindy722@aol.com.  If you are outside Suffolk, go to the Global Awareness website at http://www.globalawareness.com/.    ap 2010 holiday 025

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NYC 2010 Scavenger Hunt for Au Pair in America NY Clusters

October 24, 2010 was the 2nd annual NYC Scavenger Hunt for the NY Au Pair in America Au Pairs.  Au Pairs from as far east as the Long Island Hamptons ventured into the city to join other Long Island Au Pairs, Au Pairs from NYC and Westchester to spend two hours running all over NYC to find items on the list.  We started out on the steps of the main NYC Library and ended in Bryant Park.  There were awards for 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th place won by the teams who were the quickest and found the most items on the list.  Some au pairs also won raffles and everyone went home with a Halloween goody bag!  Lots of fun and a great way to experience NYC!

Au Pair in America is the Most Trusted Au Pair Agency!

Welcome to Au Pair in America!
families_welcomeWe invite you to discover how Au Pair in America is the most flexible, cost-effective child care solution for your family.

 Apply with Au Pair in America before Tuesday, November 30, 2010 and we will waive the $350 application fee, plus receive $150 off your family’s program fee. Save an additional $500 when you select an au pair in 2010!

About Au Pair in America

Au Pair in America brings skilled caring and qualified au pairs from around the world to help care for your children.

Au Pair in America offers:

  • The largest selection of screened, qualified au pairs from more than 60 countries.
  • Au pairs with a legal, one year visa with an option to extend for a second year.
  • The support services of America’s most trusted live-in child care provider!

The nation’s most trusted name in live-in child care invites you to join the thousands of satisfied families who have experienced our program and benefitted from a mutually rewarding cultural exchange for the entire family.

Back to School and Routine

APIA Suffolk Au Pairs meeting in September was standing room only!!  Cindy Garruba, Senior Community Counselor, led the au pairs discussion of getting the children they care for back into routine for the school year.  The discussion including communication between the school and home through the backpack.  The backpack is the way notices, homework, classwork, and anything the student needs goes to and from school.  Also discussed was minimizing morning madness on school days.  We also discussed the healthy way to sneeze and cough to avoid spreading germs, not in the hand, but in the sleeve!!

After the discussion, we discussed lots of upcoming fall activities including the Annual NYC Scavenger Hunt for NY APIA Au Pairs.  Dessert, conversation, and a chance to meet the newest au pairs were a highlight of this fun and informative meeting.

Long Island Au Pairs go to Baseball Game

The Long Island Au Pair in America Clusters went to the LI Ducks baseball game.  Everyone had fun, the Community Counselors tried to explain the game to everyone, mostly the Au Pairs enjoyed cheering when the crowd cheered.  The whole crowd helped when the singer stumbled through the National Anthem.  It was a moving experience and fun to see how the whole crowd cheered the singer!  The 7th inning stretch included a rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” with the whole singing along.  It was a great American cultural experience for all the Au Pairs who come from all over the world to spend one or two years in the USA caring for children in a host family. 

From an Au Pair

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THANK YOU SO MUCH Cindy!!!!!!
I’m in NY now and went to Long Island last weekend to visit my former host family, and Iwas thinking of you.:) My host daddy and i talked about you that you are the best counseller!! Past two years has been all great more thanI hoped:) I hope we could keep in touch, Take care Cindy:):):)

Why Choose Au Pair in America?

 
• Exclusive educational opportunity with UCLA.

• First and largest organization to be designated by Department of State.

• Placed more than 84,000 au pairs since 1986.

• Organization strength—46 years of cultural exchange experience.

• A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

• 170+ Professional Community counselors throughout the country. Average years with program: 9 Years.

• Recruit from over 60 countries worldwide with 33 scheduled arrival dates.

• Free Red Cross Training and CPR certification to au pairs.

• Global Awareness (exclusive to au pair in America)

• Child Care protection plan.

• 94% of host families would recommend the APIA program to a friend! (Incredible!)

• State of the art on line matching system! FREE Self search feature available 24/7.

• Ground transportation to airport/train station after orientation.

• Orientation staff has 20 + years of experience withAu Pair in America.

 • 24/7 emergency assistance should you need it.

• Multi-tiered screening process.

 

Along with all these great reasons to select Au Pair in America for your childcare needs, you also get me.  I am a Senior Community Counselor, working with families and au pairs for 10 years.  I love my job and really believe in providing excellent customer service to both Host Families and Au Pairs!! 

  I am often asked why a family should choose Au Pair in America.  There are many reasons I believe we are the best Au Pair agency and thought a list of reasons might help families understand the quality of service they will receive from Au Pair in America. 

Au Pairs Summer and Water Safety Training

Each June Community Counselor Cindy Garruba teaches a cluster meeting to prepare her Au Pairs for the Long Island Summer Childcare.  All of the Suffolk County Au Pair in America Au Pairs will spend time at a beach or pool with their host children.  It is important that they learn water safety and prevention of drowning.  An experienced former Red Cross Lifeguard and Swim Instructor, Cindy stresses safety tips from her years of experience growing up along the Long Island Sound Shore. 

Cindy also does training on sunscreen and sunburn prevention, basic first aid for cuts and scrapes, poison ivy identification and treatments, identification of ticks, lyme disease symptons, rashes, prevention and treatment recommendations. 

This training is essential for a safe and fun summer in Suffolk County Long Island, NY.

Smmer Safety meeting at Cindy's Beach house

Smmer Safety meeting at Cindy's Beach house

Suffolk Au Pairs Raise Money for Southampton Fresh Air Home Camp for Disabled Kids

AP craft fair 004Saturday, June 19 our cluster had a booth at the Southold Craft Fair.  We sold international food made by the au pairs, sold crafts we made, taught kids about their cultures, handed out Au Pair in America brochures and had a wonderful time.  All funds raised go to the Southampton Fresh Air Home Summer Camp for Disabled Children.  Thanks to all who contributed time, effort and bought our crafts, food and raffle!!