Homestay Staff Professional Development Workshop
Vancouver, April 23, 2026

You’re invited to attend this full-day workshop dedicated fully to helping homestay staff to achieve their goals, share ideas and network with colleagues. For the past decade, ESQ Educational Services have been running informative and educational workshops.

Topics we’ll be addressing: 

Conflict Resolution

Helping hosts and students to avoid conflicts and ways to resolve them when they do arise. 

Recruiting and Retaining Hosts

Doug Ronson will discuss why there is a shortage of hosts across North America. He will explain how programs can retain existing hosts by preventing burnout. He will share ideas on how to recruit new, high-quality hosts. Doug has worked in homestay for many years and is the author of The Essential Guide for Homestay Hosts.

Supporting student mental health

Programs are reporting more and more mental health and behavioural issues. We’ll discuss how to identify student mental health issues and strategies to help those experiencing declining mental health. 

Who should attend

• Homestay coordinators and managers
• International education staff responsible for homestay
• Directors of homestay organizations

What people are saying

About our Niagara conference in November 2025:  “I just wanted to send a quick note to thank you for such a great homestay conference, I truly had a wonderful time. Your sessions were insightful and the conversations were engaging. I learned a lot and was grateful for the chance to connect with others in the field, including yourself.”

Early Bird: Register now

The early bird registration is just $300 plus tax. The workshop fee includes the professional development sessions, coffee breaks and lunch. To register, simply send us an email (doug at collegestreet.ca) and we will invoice you.