Parents of high-school students
High schools in German speaking Switzerland provide families who want to send their children abroad on an exchange semester with excellent support to find a suitable hostfamily for them. But when it comes to Lake Geneva? There is none! Luckily we came across student@home. Thanks to her large network, Christina quickly suggested several good host-families for our 17-year old daughter and we were pleasantly spoilt for choice. student@home also contacted our daughter regularly during her stay and gave her useful tips and support. We always felt like we were in good hands with student@home!
Bruno and Olga Fellmann, Solothurn, Springsemester 2022
Christina arranged a family for our son Marco, 16, in the 4th grade of high-school. Since the stay took place during the summer holidays, it was not easy to find a family that wasn’t traveling themselves. Thank you, Christina, for your extraordinary commitment with a lot of passion! The host-family you found for Marco welcomed our son very warmly and provided him with excellent care. Christina, we thank you for the personal, trustworthy and professionnal mediation. We would happily come back to you if our younger son would want to do an exchange in French-speaking Switzerland.
Anja Fragodt, Zug, Summersemester 2023
Our then 17-year-old son Mischa had the opportunity to spend a semester in Morges during his high school year. While the school exchange itself was very easy, finding a host family proved extremely difficult until we came across the student@home website. Christina was extremely committed to us and found the perfect family for Mischa. Marlise and Jean-Pierre cared for Mischa with great love but also with the necessary consistency, welcoming him warmly into their circle of family and friends and enabling him to continue his martial arts training at a club in Morges. On the weekends, they even took him skiing and sailing, so he benefited enormously during this semester both personally and with his French skills. We can recommend student@home without reservation.
Silvia and Raymond M., Wohlen, spring 2024
Our 17-year-old daughter, Ella wanted to spend six months at the Morges High School. Although we had personal contacts, finding a suitable host family was a challenge. We were all the more grateful to have Christina, a warm-hearted, experienced and incredibly dedicated family coordinator, to support us. From the very beginning, we felt understood and well-supported. When personal difficulties arose with the first host family, Christina displayed exceptional sensitivity and foresight. Within a very short time, she found a new host mother – and what a mother she was! Florence was a true stroke of luck. Ella felt at home with her from the very beginning and the two quickly built a trusting relationship. Ella wasn’t just a guest, but truly welcomed. After six months, Ella returned with excellent French skills and wonderful memories. We can wholeheartedly recommend this agency.
Ursi and Christophe B., Liestal, spring 2025
I spent seven weeks in Lausanne – as an internship at Aquatis. I lived with a lovely elderly lady. I was her first student! I was a little insecure at first, but she welcomed me warmly and I quickly felt at home. My home was truly beautiful, the food Marcelle cooked was amazing – and she anticipated my almost every need. We often chatted – as far as my French allowed! Not only did I learn more French, but I also gained insight in what makes French-speaking Switzerland tick! It was an enriching and wonderful experience that I will never forget. This is also thanks to Christina from student@home who organized everything impeccably .
Nicola F., 16 years, St. Gallen, summer 2024
High-school students from Swiss-Germany
I spent 3 months with Ketty and Patrice. They were 3 months during which I experienced and learned many things. Ketty always went to great length to prepare hearty meals for me. She told me a lot about the area and gave me lots of suggestions of places to go and visit and things to do. I talked about music with Patrice and learned a lot of new things. If I needed anything, I could always ask them for help.
Jael Semela, 17, Highschool in Wettingen, Argovie Spring semester 2022
Christina, thank you very much for everything. Coming from Swiss-Germany, it would have been very difficult for me to find a hostfamily so close to my school without you. The stay with my host-mother Florence was very pleasant and I got along very well with her despite the initial language barrier. The exciting conversations with her greatly improved my French. The semester at the high-school in Lausanne was very enriching, and not just in terms of language. If I had to do it again, I would, again and again!
Polina Fellmann, 17 years, ,Solothurn, Spring 2022
Post-grade Student from Canada
In the spring of 2025, I did a 4-months post-grade study at the University of Lausanne in child psychology. Christina from student@home was incredibly committed to finding me a home stay that suited all my requests. Jo, my host-mum, welcomed me open-armed into her home. When I arrived I had minimal French (A1), but this didn’t stop Jo from teaching me French. We communicated through Google Translate until I was able to understand and reply in French. During our final day together, we didn’t even use Google Translate! Jo took me to lovely spots in the area to see the natural beauty of Switzerland, I highly recommend using student@home for your next trip.
Maya Koven, 27-years, Toronto, spring 2025
EPFL Student from Finland
