Host An International Student In Your Home!


Apply today to host an international student in Southern California!

Become A Host Family


A Host Family is anyone who shares their home, culture, and life with an exchange student, in this case, from France. Host Families have the opportunity to create lasting memories and lifelong international friends. Host families can be individuals, couples, or have children of their own!
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Experience a New Culture

Introduce your family to a new language, new foods and music, and an entirely new culture without leaving home.

Support Diversity

Your hospitality and support of diversity will make a statement to your family, schools and throughout the community.

Make Lifelong Friends

Build lifelong friendships with students from across the globe.

Discover Your Own City with the Students

One of the best parts about hosting with ACE International is being able to attend the excursions with your student. Many activities and tours are free while the Amusement park tickets can be purchased at discounted group rates.

Receive Up to $700 Allowance

ACE International gives each family a host family Hospitality allowance to help with the extra cost for food and gas. You will receive $400 for hosting one student or $700 for hosting two students for our short three week program. You also have the option to donate all or a portion of this allowance back to ACE International or another charity of your choice.

As a Host, You Will Provide

Win a Trip for 2 to Paris


-Every time you host for our program, you get entered into the trip
-As long as you host each year, your entry stays in the drawing
-Earn additonal entries by referring
Its that simple!

*Trip consists of airfare for two to a Paris airport and 6 nights accommodations.

Congratulations to the Smith Family in Oceanside, 2018 Paris Trip winners

First time hosting for ACE
Wining entry was for July hosting 
Hosted in North County

Past Paris Trip Winners

2017 winner was Carolyn Slater!
2016 winners were Chris and Elissa Stafford!
2015 winners were Orange County residents and first time hosts
2014 winner Scott Gressitt hosted many times in the North County

Three Strands

Productions

Our Performing And Fine Arts Division

Three Strands Productions (TSP) is the Performing Arts Division of ACE International. TSP was launched in 2014 to bring performance arts back into our local communities. We accomplish this by offering a students the ability to develop their natural gifts and talents by working with masters in the field of music and arts. Participating students also have the opportunity to learn hands on music production, recording and engineering in our state-of-the-art music studio in North San Diego.

Aspiring Artists

Are you a singer or accomplished musician between the ages of 15-30?

Our program works with young and emerging artists advance their personal and professional goals. All of our artists are mentored by experts in their field of music; this includes Grammy award winning producers, writers and choreographers. Together our artists produce an album and music video to share with the world. ACE provides the tools and experience; all you need to do is bring your talent!

As an artist, you will learn first hand how to create a successful career in the music industry and how to break into the Hollywood music scene. Artists will visit numerous destinations and behind-the-scenes tours in Hollywood to advance their knowledge of the music industry. Each artist will receive a CD of the music recorded and video produced along with a professional headshot. Participants will have the tools and knowledge needed to pursue a fun and exciting musical career.
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