The place to find out about Au Pair in America in Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Prince George's Co. and Southern Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.
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.
This is a step by step tutorial for making the hand flower project from the April craft kit. Even if you didn’t pick up your April craft kit, you probably have the supplies on hand to make this easy project. Supplies: construction paper (various colors) pencil scissors stapler clear tape drinking straws or chenille Read More
The Au Pair in America 25th Anniversary Cultural Fair was held at the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park on April 9, 2011. At the cultural fair, I recorded clips of au pairs sharing greetings in their native languages. Here is that video. My apologies to the ladies from Colombia, whom somehow I missed recording. Read More
Who doesn’t love ice cream? It’s even better when it’s free! From the Ben & Jerry’s Website: Tuesday, April 12th is Free Cone Day, from Noon to 8pm! You know what that means… Free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream cones for you! And you! And you, and you and you-ou! As a way to Read More
Twenty four au pairs from our cluster participated in the DC Metro Area Au Pair in America 25th Anniversary Cultural Fair. I am in the process of gathering photos and videos that were taken at the fair and I will post them soon. Read More
In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Au Pair in America and the beginning of legal au pair programs in America, we will be hosting a Regional Cultural Fair. When: April 9th, 2011, 1:00 to 3:00 pm Where: Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD Who’s Invited: This is a free family event and open to the Read More
It changes all of the time, but here is a word cloud showing the countries currently represented in our cluster. I have been working on lots of things in preparation for our 25th Anniversary Cultural Fair (coming up this Saturday.) I made this word cloud for a display board representing our cluster. Read More
I wanted to share a little bit about Emilie, a French au pair in our cluster. Emilie has done such an outstanding job that her host family nominated her for the International Au Pair Association Au Pair of the Year Award. Here are a couple excerpts from the lovely nomination essay written by her host Read More
We went to the Ringling Brother’s Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Verizon Center on Sunday. I got a few pictures, unfortunately I didn’t get pictures of everyone who was there. If you have any nice ones to share, please send them to me. Read More
If you are planning to travel outside the U.S. during your first year, your DS 2019 will need a travel validation signature. See “Travel Links for Au Pairs” on the side of this page for link to the Travel Validation Request Form. At least 3 weeks before you travel, you should print this form and send it along with your Read More
March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day – St. Patrick is said to have given a sermon from a hilltop that drove all the snakes from Ireland. St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in the US since 1737. Traditional icons of the day are the shamrock, leprechaun, the color green and the pot of gold at Read More
