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AUZZIE FAMILIES Guardian Programme

  1. The guardian ensures that the student's accommodation arrangement provides a caring and supportive environment.
  2. The guardian assists student to open a bank account and may assist student with weekly budgeting if requested by the parent. The guardian is not financially responsible for the student.
  3. The guardian ensures that the student attends classes, that homework is completed and liases with school regarding progress.
  4. The guardian contacts parent's in any emergency and takes student to the doctor if required. The guardian advises the parent if they have concerns about a student's physical and emotional well being.
  5. The guardian offers the student assistance in coping with everyday life in a new culture. An interpreter is used where necessary.
  6. The guardian helps the student keep religious observance and attends to the student's needs in areas such as shopping, recreation and personal counselling.
  7. The guardian contacts both student and host family weekly to ensure that everyone is content.
  8. Once a month the guardian takes his ward out. The friendship that develops ensures that trust grows between guardian and ward.
  9. The guardian provides a gift and cake on birthdays and flowers for the girls.
  10. The guardian writes a short report to the child's family monthly.
  11. The guardian meets student's families when they visit Australia.