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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.
THANKSGIVING falls on the fourth Thursday of November. It is as a legal holiday in the United States and commemorates the feast held at Plymouth in 1621 by the Pilgrim colonists and members of the Wampanoag people. The feast was held to honor God and give him thanks for harvest and health. Thanksgiving has religious Read More
Au Pair in America is very proud of the ongoing training we offer our au pairs which provides further education on a wide range of topics. Our orientation trainers take great care to research and prepare the topics presented and we get great feedback from au pairs who attend. Au pairs are sent emails monthly Read More
This week, November 11-15, marks the 14th annual International Education Week (IEW) – an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of the U.S. Government’s effort to promote programs in the United States and Read More
Veterans Day is an official holiday which honors people who have served in the U.S. military. It is observed on November 11th, on the anniversary of November 11, 1918 when the armistice signed by the Allies and Germany officially ended the World War I. Although originally dedicated to honoring the World War I veterans, the Read More
Last Sunday visit to the Audubon Zoo was both enjoyable and educational. Au pairs got to pet a tiny, three-week old alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) and learned, among other things, that “Komodo dragons are voracious eaters. A komodo dragon can eat as much as 80% of its body weight during a single feeding.” Although au pairs Read More
Outdoor play is more than merely supervising children – it is an interactive learning experience with endless possibilities, and is essential to a child’s development. Researchers have found movement to be crucial to children’s development and are concerned with the amount of inactive time children spend watching television, playing video games or working with computers. Read More
Despite earlier threat from the tropical storm Karen, we had fabulous weather for our Host Family International Day in City Park. The children enjoyed making Friendship Rings and playing around the oaks while host parents and au pairs chatted about their experiences with the program and cultural adaptations. Read More
It’s hard to imagine St. Charles Avenue as a ridge running through a swamp, but that’s what au pairs tried to do after listening to a talk by a park ranger at the Barataria Preserve. During the presentation they learned about the Mississippi delta, bayous, marshes, swamps, forests, and how they were developed to allow Read More
Au pairs participated in Step Into School event at the Louisiana Children’s Museum this past Saturday. As in the previous year, they helped children make (i.e. decorate and roll up) German Schultuten. A schuletute is a gift tote (paper cone) that first-graders get from parents and grandparents on the first day of school. The tote Read More
Information Document – I-94 card A new automated arrival/departure process for foreign visitors (au pairs) involving the I-94 card has been implemented at all air and sea ports of entry. What is the I-94 card? The I-94 card was formerly a paper document stapled into an au pair’s passport used as evidence of a non-immigrant’s Read More
