{"id":1771,"date":"2014-11-25T14:37:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T14:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2013\/11\/25\/what-does-my-au-pair-do-at-orientation\/"},"modified":"2014-10-28T01:24:11","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T01:24:11","slug":"what-does-my-au-pair-do-at-orientation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2014\/11\/25\/what-does-my-au-pair-do-at-orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"What does my au pair do at orientation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postBody\">\n<p>Au Pair in America provides a comprehensive Orientation for all  our au pairs before they go out to their host families.\u00a0 When each au  pair arrives at the\u00a0NY airport, she is welcomed and transported to the  the Hilton Doubletree Hotel in Tarrytown, NY.\u00a0 There she is met by an Au  Pair in America Orientation staff member, given some valuable  information, room assignment and a chance to check into her room for  rest. Three full days follow started each day with early wake up  calls.\u00a0\u00a0 The importance of being on time is emphasized so the meeting  run smoothly and au pairs learn to understand the importance of time in  America.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1892 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/06\/998798_10152025733573792_1279016968_n1.jpg\" alt=\"998798_10152025733573792_1279016968_n[1]\" width=\"246\" height=\"235\" \/>Noelle  from Germany was welcomed to America by their Community Counselor,  Cindy Garruba.\u00a0 She is going to a family in Pt. Jefferson, LI, NY and  will be joining a cluster of about 30 au pairs.<\/p>\n<p>At Orientation the agenda includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An Introduction the United States and Au Pair in America<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Three No\u2019s\u201d \u2013 No drugs, no alcohol under 18 and never while  driving or caring for children, no child abuse (Au Pairs are sent home  if they abuse drugs, alcohol or children!!)<\/li>\n<li>The Role of the Community Counselor<\/li>\n<li>Living in America \u2013 Cultural adaptation and communication with their American families<\/li>\n<li>Childcare safety and media<\/li>\n<li>American Red Cross Child Safety Workshop<\/li>\n<li>The American Family<\/li>\n<li>Child Care in America \u2013 managing American Children \u2013 Communication and discipline<\/li>\n<li>Living in America \u2013 auto insurance and health insurance\n<div id=\"attachment_1896\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 408px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1896 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2013\/11\/IMG_20131106_112328.jpg\" alt=\"Au Pairs during Red Cross training at Orientaion\" width=\"398\" height=\"265\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Au Pairs during Red Cross training at Orientaion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They also have 3 meals a day, time to socialize with the other au pairs and the  Orientation Staff.\u00a0 There is even an evening tour of NYC!\u00a0 Au Pairs  submit questions\u00a0anonymously all week and every question is answered by  the staff to the group before they go home.<\/p>\n<p>Au Pairs leave Orientation on Day 4 at 3 PM and head out to 35 states  and hundreds of host families.\u00a0 Everyone is excited to depart and begin  a year as an Au Pair in America!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orientation for au pairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[27,188,279,327,444],"class_list":["post-1771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-host-family-tips","tag-au-pair","tag-fredericksburg","tag-live-in-childcare","tag-orientation","tag-stafford"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What does my au pair do at orientation? 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