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International experiences with the locals — live, learn and work in real families and workplaces
Work-Related-Learning.com is part of a specialised international network together with Learn-in-a-Flash.com and Work-Based-Learning.com.
Together, we design and manage individual, full-immersion international experiences for high school students, young adults and adult learners who want to:
live with local host families (“School Houses”),
learn the language naturally, often in a “live with your teacher” environment,
take part in daily life with locals, activities and cultural programmes,
and, where appropriate, join curriculum-linked unpaid work experiences (curricular traineeships) or volunteering.
We do not organise standard college stays or large international group programmes.
Our experiences are personalised, hosted by local families and workplaces, and designed to maximise real-life language exposure and cultural immersion.
To create meaningful international experiences with the locals, where students:
live in real homes, not in colleges,
are not placed with same-language peers (unless explicitly requested),
follow an individual learning plan,
and combine daily life, language practice, activities and — if suitable — hands-on work experience.
Our goal is to offer an alternative to traditional study holidays, focusing on:
individual experiences (even when students depart in a group),
real families and real workplaces,
educational value, not mass tourism.
We are a team of educators, programme designers and placement coordinators with a long family tradition in language teaching and international mobility.
One strand of our network — the team behind Learn-in-a-Flash.com — comes from three generations of teachers and more than 20 years of experience designing:
study-and-stay programmes,
live-with-your-teacher experiences,
homeschooling-style immersion stays,
personalised youth and adult language programmes,
and curriculum-linked international traineeships.
This educational background shapes how we design every experience:
not as a “package holiday”, but as a structured learning journey built around real people, real homes and real workplaces.
Our “School Houses” are carefully selected host families, often:
qualified teachers,
school staff,
experienced host families trained to our standards.
They provide:
full board accommodation with special dietary options,
daily language practice and conversation time,
activities with the family and in the local community,
support in joining sports centres, clubs and local initiatives,
and, in some cases, structured lessons or homeschooling-style learning.
This is the core of our offer: living and learning with locals, in a real family environment.
Our experiences are:
individual, even when students travel as part of a school group or open group,
not shared with large international groups,
not shared with same-language peers (guaranteed, unless expressly requested).
This guarantees maximum exposure to the local language and culture, every day.
For students aged 16+ (or according to local rules), we also organise:
unpaid work experiences / curricular traineeships,
volunteering in not-for-profit organisations,
hands-on placements in real workplaces.
These placements are:
educational, not exploitative,
designed with learning objectives,
supervised by a Work Tutor,
aligned with the student’s school or training programme.
Work experience is one possible component of the overall immersion experience — not the only focus.
Full immersion guaranteed: no same-language peers at home, during activities, trips, lessons or at work (apart from flights and airport transfers with the accompanying teacher, or when choosing to share with a travel buddy).
Each student follows a fully personalised plan, this means each student:
chooses their own School House (live with your teacher host family)
follows their own daily structure lessons and activities
has his or her own work experience or volunteering placement (if eligible)
personalised routines and dietary needs
No college canteens, no group classrooms, no mass tourism (with their group or college mates):
students live daily life with locals, inside their host family and community.
This is how we ensure true individual immersion, even when students depart together.
Over two decades, our network has supported:
hundreds of individual immersion stays,
long-term host families and School Houses,
curriculum-linked traineeships and volunteering experiences,
partnerships with schools, training centres and local organisations.
We specialise in:
personalised learning plans,
realistic learning objectives,
meaningful tasks and reflection,
measurable outcomes for schools and families.
We take compliance and safeguarding seriously.
Across our network we:
verify host families and workplaces before listing,
collect required documentation (insurance, registration, safeguarding where applicable),
ensure placements have clear supervision and educational purpose,
support schools with learning agreements and reporting,
provide guidance on legal frameworks for curricular traineeships and unpaid work experience.
Our role is to reduce the administrative burden for hosts and schools, while protecting students and families.
For School Houses (host families):
Apply to become a School House
Get onboarded and trained to our standards
Define what you offer (accommodation, conversation time, activities, lessons)
Host students individually, not in large groups
For workplaces / organisations:
Register as a Work Tutor
Define meaningful tasks and supervision
Host motivated students for educational traineeships
Receive support with onboarding and feedback
For schools and teachers:
Co-design individual immersion programmes for your students
Combine family stay, activities and work experience
Receive support with documentation and reporting
Full immersion with locals — not college stays
Individual experiences — even when travelling in groups
No same-language peers — guaranteed unless requested
Educational focus — learning goals, not just fun and tourism
Support before, during and after the stay
Flexible design — family life, activities, language learning and work experience combined
If you are:
a parent or student looking for an alternative to traditional study holidays,
a school or teacher planning international immersion programmes,
a host family wishing to become a School House,
or a company or organisation offering unpaid work experience,
get in touch.
We will help you design an experience that is individual, educational and fully immersive with locals.
To expand high‑quality, work‑based learning by matching reliable hosts with prepared students—so placements are educationally valuable, professionally useful and well‑managed.