Become a Host Family
Hosting an international student is a wonderful opportunity to share your home, your culture, and your community while creating lasting connections across the world. At Future Learning, we believe that the best learning experiences happen both inside and outside the classroom — and our host families play a key role in making that possible.
By opening your home to one of our students, you’ll be offering them a warm, supportive environment where they can practice their English, learn about local life, and feel truly part of the community. In return, you’ll gain a unique cultural exchange experience, make lifelong memories, and help shape a young person’s journey.
We welcome families of all shapes and sizes — whether you’re a couple, a family with children, or living alone — as long as you can provide a friendly, safe, and comfortable home.
As a Future Learning Host Family, you’ll enjoy:
- The chance to share your culture and learn about another
- Support and guidance from our dedicated accommodation team
- Competitive weekly payments
- Flexible hosting options throughout the year
Join our community of welcoming hosts and help make Ireland feel like home for students from around the world.
Benefits of becoming a HF
Becoming a host family for teenage or adult English language students can be a rewarding experience in many ways — personally, culturally, and even financially.
Many host families develop lifelong relationships with their students
This is a natural way to practice conversational English
You can play a meaningful role in their personal and academic journey
If you have a spare room, this is a productive and fulfilling way to make use of it
Supporting a teenager or adult adapting to a new environment fosters compassion and understanding
Application Stages
Here at Future Learning we like to make this process as easy and hassle-free as possible!
Stage 1
Form
Complete the form and our accommodation officers will reach out asap
Stage 2
Evaluation
One of our accommodation officers will support you through the process of evaluating the space you have at home, so that it matches our standards
Stage 3
Vetting Process
You will need to go through a Garda Vetting process to be accepted as a Host Family
Stage 4
Home Visit
Our accommodation officers will visit your home, just to check the space you have available for our students! This is done once, before we can accept your request to join us
Prepared to become a host family?
Download the Application Form fill it in and email it back to info@flireland.com
Finally, please ensure that you carefully read and understand our FL Host Family Guidelines and if there are any questions you may have you can contact our main office on +353 1 564 9907
Answers to Your Questions
Have any questions? Here are some of our most frequently asked ones:
A private or shared bedroom with their own bed and storage space, Daily meals, A supportive and welcoming environment, Willingness to include the student in family activities. Families typically undergo a background check, home visit, and interview.
It depends on the program. Some students stay for a short-term visit (a few weeks or months), while others participate in semester or full academic year exchanges.
Of course! The payment is done weekly and this will be discussed with an Accommodation Officer.
Future Learning will offer ongoing support, including a local coordinator, orientation materials, and 24-hour assistance for any issues or emergencies.
Start your application to become a host family
FL ACCREDITATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
We are an accredited language school offering top quality courses for juniors and adults. Our accreditations show that we are a professional school with an exceptional level of teaching and services.
