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Life as an EduPair 

An EduPair is

A FAMILY MEMBER

A ROLE MODEL

A PRIVATE TUTOR

NOT  A NANNY

An EduPair is someone who lives with a family and helps out with childcare in an educational way. In exchange, EduPairs receive language and cultural developments as well as food and accommodation. Generally speaking, our host families expect EduPairs to take on a positive educational role for the host kid(s)' second language study. This usually means teaching English through play and exploring aspects of your culture together.

Au Pair in China

ONE TYPICAL DAY as an EduPair

As you can imagine, each host family's daily schedule could be different. An EduPair's daily schedule is often determined by the age of the children in the household and based on the individual needs of your host family. If the host family's children are enrolled in school, then your schedule will be based on providing support before and after the school day. If you're caring for infants or younger children, then your schedule will likely be more fixed during the middle of the day. The host family's schedule may change from time to time, so being flexible is important.

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One daily schedule with a 8-year-old host kid may look like this :

  • ​EduPairs' duty hour will be no more than 7 hours per day.

  • Host families often set a curfew for EduPairs during the week.

  • A detailed weekly/daily task schedule will be agreed upon in the Host Family & EduPair Agreement when the match has been confirmed.

Eat breakfast with  the host family

Bring the host kid to school or kindergarten

Go to Mandarin classes

Free time to spare／Cultural activities

Pick up the host kid

Play with the host kid or assist with dinner

Dine with the family

English tutoring for the host kid/English Reading

Free time to spare

7:00-8:00

8:00-12:00

12:00-16:00

16:00-17:00

17:00-18:00

18:00-21:00

21:00-

Au Pair in China

EduPair responsibilities will be focused on practicing and tutoring your host children in English.

  • Deliver planned English lessons on a daily basis to the host kids

  • Carry out fun activities with the kids to help them learn English (eg. s English songs, role play, artworks, dancing, singing, outdoor sports, games, board games, coding, Lego, etc)

  • Help the kids with their English school assignment & homework 

  • Read along with the host kids to improve their reading skills

Au Pair in China

EduPairs are expected to engage in family activities.​

  • Waking up the children

  • Taking/picking up children to/from school

  • Playing games with the children

  • Taking the children on outings to parks, playgroups, and other activities

  • Engage in other family activities like dining, shopping

  • Go traveling with the host family

EduPairs will not be expected to do much housework.

  • Take care of his/her own room

  • Preparing light meals with the family members 

ME TIME as an EduPair

EduPairs are entitled to have their holidays or vacations while providing enough hours of duty time to their host family. You will have plenty of private time being an EduPair in China. 

  • You will work no longer than 30 hours per week.

  • You will work no more than 7 hours per day.

  • You will have 1.5 days off each week, possibly not on weekends.

  • You will have free domestic trips to destinations of your own choice, to be taken at a time mutually agreed upon with the host family.

No two days are ever exactly alike if you pursue an EduPair position in China - you will have the chance to be an English study role model while also living in an amazing country with a myriad of opportunities to travel and explore.

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