{"id":2682,"date":"2026-08-10T19:08:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ose-echange.org\/sheet-1-before-their-arrival\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T20:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T20:06:53","slug":"sheet-1-before-their-arrival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ose-echange.org\/en\/library\/ose-adventure-journals\/cao-2-hosting-an-ambassador\/sheet-1-before-their-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheet 1: Before Their Arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2682\" class=\"elementor elementor-2682 elementor-2517\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e97cfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e97cfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a61ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a8a61ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\r\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\r\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,600;0,700;0,800;1,600&family=Montserrat:wght@500;600;700;800&family=Open+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"ocav2f1-wrap\" style=\"all:initial;\">\r\n<style>\r\n.ocav2f1-wrap, .ocav2f1-wrap *, .ocav2f1-wrap *::before, .ocav2f1-wrap *::after{\r\n  all: unset;\r\n  box-sizing: border-box;\r\n}\r\n.ocav2f1-wrap style, .ocav2f1-wrap script{\r\n  display:none !important;\r\n}\r\n.ocav2f1-wrap :where(div, section, header, footer, aside, article, figure, blockquote, p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6){\r\n  display:block;\r\n}\r\n.ocav2f1-wrap :where(span, strong, em, b, i, small, a){\r\n  display:inline;\r\n}\r\n.ocav2f1-wrap{\r\n  display:block;\r\n  width:100%;\r\n  background:#FDFBF7;\r\n  font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;\r\n  color:#22303F;\r\n  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;\r\n  text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;\r\n  line-height:1.6;\r\n}\r\n.ocav2f1-wrap *{ box-sizing:border-box; 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Preparation is the organisation.<\/p>\r\n        <span class=\"ocav2f1-devise-mark right\">&#8221;<\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <!-- ============ POURQUOI CETTE FICHE + IMAGE ============ -->\r\n      <div class=\"ocav2f1-row-intro\">\r\n        <div class=\"ocav2f1-intro\">\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-section-head\">\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-icon\" style=\"background-image:url('data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2024%2024%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%3E%3Cpath%20class%3D%22ic-navy-s%22%20d%3D%22M12%203C8.7%203%206%205.7%206%209c0%202.2%201.2%203.9%202.6%205%20.5.4.9%201.1.9%201.8V17h5v-1.2c0-.7.4-1.4.9-1.8C16.8%2012.9%2018%2011.2%2018%209c0-3.3-2.7-6-6-6Z%22%20stroke%3D%22%230A2540%22%20stroke-width%3D%221.6%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22round%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20class%3D%22ic-gold-s%22%20d%3D%22M9.5%2020h5M10%2022.3h4%22%20stroke%3D%22%23C5A059%22%20stroke-width%3D%221.6%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E');background-size:contain;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center;\" role=\"img\"><\/span>\r\n            <h2>WHY THIS SHEET?<\/h2>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n          <p>A successful welcome begins well before the young person's arrival.<\/p>\r\n          <p>Welcoming an OSE ambassador is not simply a matter of preparing a room, a timetable or a place on a team.<\/p>\r\n          <p>It means preparing a community to receive a person with their own history, culture, habits, expectations and particular way of being in the world.<\/p>\r\n          <p>Hospitality is the art of making room for someone until they are able to fully take their place for themselves.<\/p>\r\n          <p>Before their arrival, everyone must understand that the young person being welcomed will be neither a simple visitor, nor a foreign club member, nor the passive beneficiary of a scheme.<\/p>\r\n          <p class=\"ocav2f1-strong-line\">They will be an ambassador entrusted to an entire community.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"ocav2f1-media\">\r\n          <!-- REPLACE THIS LINK HERE WITH YOUR OSE PHOTO -->\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ose-echange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-avant-son-arrivee.jpg\" alt=\"Warm entrance of an OSE host family home, with the door open in welcome ahead of the ambassador's arrival\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <!-- ============ LES CINQ CLES + COLONNE LATERALE ============ -->\r\n      <div class=\"ocav2f1-row-keys\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"ocav2f1-keys-card\">\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-section-head\">\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-icon\" style=\"background-image:url('data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2024%2024%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%3E%3Ccircle%20class%3D%22ic-navy-s%22%20cx%3D%2212%22%20cy%3D%2212%22%20r%3D%229.2%22%20stroke%3D%22%230A2540%22%20stroke-width%3D%221.6%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20class%3D%22ic-gold-f%22%20d%3D%22M15.5%208.5%2013%2013l-4.5%202.5L11%2011l4.5-2.5Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23C5A059%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20class%3D%22ic-navy-f%22%20cx%3D%2212%22%20cy%3D%2212%22%20r%3D%221.1%22%20fill%3D%22%230A2540%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E');background-size:contain;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center;\" role=\"img\"><\/span>\r\n            <h2>THE FIVE KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PREPARATION<\/h2>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-key-row\">\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-key-num\">1<\/span>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-key-body\">\r\n              <span class=\"ocav2f1-key-title\">Aligning the four realities of the welcome<\/span>\r\n              <p>For an ambassador to be able to flourish, four realities must gradually come into alignment around them:<\/p>\r\n              <ul>\r\n                <li>the host scheme;<\/li>\r\n                <li>the family;<\/li>\r\n                <li>the club;<\/li>\r\n                <li>the culture of the country.<\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n              <p>The person always remains at the centre.<\/p>\r\n              <p>A young person does not become an ambassador through personal qualities alone. They come into their own through the meeting between who they are and the environment offered to them.<\/p>\r\n              <p>This is therefore not a matter of mechanically solving an equation. It is a matter of seeking the best possible fit between a unique individual, a family, a club, a scheme and a culture.<\/p>\r\n              <p class=\"ocav2f1-key-closing\">Success does not depend on the excellence of any single element. It arises from their harmony.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-key-row\">\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-key-num\">2<\/span>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-key-body\">\r\n              <span class=\"ocav2f1-key-title\">Preparing the host family<\/span>\r\n              <p>The family does not simply receive a young person into their home. They welcome them into their pace of life, their habits, their relationships and their daily intimacy.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-key-row\">\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-key-num\">3<\/span>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-key-body\">\r\n              <span class=\"ocav2f1-key-title\">Preparing the club<\/span>\r\n              <p>The club does not simply receive a new player. It welcomes an ambassador entrusted to it by another club and by another OSE Country.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-key-row\">\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-key-num\">4<\/span>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-key-body\">\r\n              <span class=\"ocav2f1-key-title\">Preparing their life pathway<\/span>\r\n              <p>The educational plan, sporting activity and daily life must be able to fit together simply.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-key-row\">\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-key-num\">5<\/span>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-key-body\">\r\n              <span class=\"ocav2f1-key-title\">Preparing the whole community for the encounter<\/span>\r\n              <p>The welcome must never rest on a single person or on the family alone. Everyone knows who to turn to and understands that the welcome will need to be adjusted to the person actually met.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"ocav2f1-side\">\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-callout info\">\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-callout-head\">\r\n              <span class=\"ocav2f1-badge-icon\" style=\"background-image:url('data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2032%2032%22%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2216%22%20cy%3D%2216%22%20r%3D%2215%22%20fill%3D%22%23C5A059%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M16%2023.2C16%2023.2%208.8%2018.8%208.8%2013.6C8.8%2010.9%2010.9%208.8%2013.4%208.8C14.6%208.8%2015.5%209.4%2016%2010.3C16.5%209.4%2017.4%208.8%2018.6%208.8C21.1%208.8%2023.2%2010.9%2023.2%2013.6C23.2%2018.8%2016%2023.2%2016%2023.2Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23FBF5E8%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E');background-size:contain;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center;\" role=\"img\"><\/span>\r\n              <h3>PREPARING A PLACE<\/h3>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <p class=\"ocav2f1-callout-intro\">Preparing a room is not enough.<br>It is also necessary to prepare:<\/p>\r\n            <ul>\r\n              <li>a place within the family;<\/li>\r\n              <li>a place within the team;<\/li>\r\n              <li>a place within the community;<\/li>\r\n              <li>a place in minds and in hearts.<\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n            <p class=\"ocav2f1-callout-intro\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0;\">One can never fully prepare for the arrival of a human being. What can be prepared are the conditions that will allow the encounter to take place.<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-callout errors\">\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-callout-head\">\r\n              <span class=\"ocav2f1-badge-icon\" style=\"background-image:url('data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2032%2032%22%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2216%22%20cy%3D%2216%22%20r%3D%2215%22%20fill%3D%22%23B22222%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M16%209.5%2023.5%2023h-15L16%209.5Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23FBF5E8%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M16%2015v3.4%22%20stroke%3D%22%23B22222%22%20stroke-width%3D%221.6%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2216%22%20cy%3D%2221%22%20r%3D%220.9%22%20fill%3D%22%23B22222%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E');background-size:contain;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center;\" role=\"img\"><\/span>\r\n              <h3>MISTAKES TO AVOID<\/h3>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <ul>\r\n              <li>Reducing the welcome to its material dimension.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Choosing a family solely because they have a spare room.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Assuming that a good sporting level guarantees successful integration.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Expecting the young person to adapt alone and immediately.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Imposing local habits without explanation.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Neglecting the preparation of the club or the school.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Leaving a single person to bear the whole responsibility for the welcome.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Organising everything rigidly.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Forgetting that the young person arrives with their own history, points of reference and emotions.<\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-callout good\">\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-callout-head\">\r\n              <span class=\"ocav2f1-badge-icon\" style=\"background-image:url('data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2032%2032%22%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2216%22%20cy%3D%2216%22%20r%3D%2215%22%20fill%3D%22%231E4620%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M9.5%2016.3%2013.5%2020.3%2022%2010.8%22%20stroke%3D%22%23FBF5E8%22%20stroke-width%3D%222.6%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22round%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E');background-size:contain;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center;\" role=\"img\"><\/span>\r\n              <h3>GOOD PRACTICES<\/h3>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <ul>\r\n              <li>Preparing the welcome as a team, not alone.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Communicating beforehand with the young person and their family of origin.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Clearly presenting the ambassador's mission entrusted to the community.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Preparing the home, the club, the school and the scheme.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Informing and raising awareness among everyone involved.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Remaining flexible and ready to adjust the welcome to the person being received.<\/li>\r\n              <li>Cultivating a spirit of hospitality: availability, attentiveness and kindness.<\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <!-- ============ CHECK-LIST + OEIL DU FONDATEUR ============ -->\r\n      <div class=\"ocav2f1-row-bottom\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"ocav2f1-checklist\">\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-section-head\">\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-icon\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px;background-image:url('data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2024%2024%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%3E%3Crect%20class%3D%22ic-navy-s%22%20x%3D%225%22%20y%3D%224%22%20width%3D%2214%22%20height%3D%2217%22%20rx%3D%222%22%20stroke%3D%22%230A2540%22%20stroke-width%3D%221.6%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20class%3D%22ic-navy-f%22%20d%3D%22M9%203.5h6v2.2H9z%22%20fill%3D%22%230A2540%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20class%3D%22ic-navy-s%22%20d%3D%22M8%2010h8M8%2013.3h8M8%2016.6h5%22%20stroke%3D%22%230A2540%22%20stroke-width%3D%221.4%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E');background-size:contain;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center;\" role=\"img\"><\/span>\r\n            <h2>THE CHECKLIST<\/h2>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n          <span class=\"ocav2f1-checklist-sub\">Before the young person's arrival, can we answer YES to the following statements?<\/span>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-checklist-cols\">\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-check\"><span class=\"ocav2f1-check-box\"><\/span><span>The family has been chosen and prepared.<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-check\"><span class=\"ocav2f1-check-box\"><\/span><span>Points of contact have been identified.<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-check\"><span class=\"ocav2f1-check-box\"><\/span><span>The club has identified who will support the ambassador.<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-check\"><span class=\"ocav2f1-check-box\"><\/span><span>The life pathway is organised simply.<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-check\"><span class=\"ocav2f1-check-box\"><\/span><span>The school has been informed and is ready to receive them.<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-check\"><span class=\"ocav2f1-check-box\"><\/span><span>The community has been informed and made aware.<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-check\"><span class=\"ocav2f1-check-box\"><\/span><span>The young person's needs are known.<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-check\"><span class=\"ocav2f1-check-box\"><\/span><span>A place has been prepared within the home, the team and the community.<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-check\"><span class=\"ocav2f1-check-box\"><\/span><span>The initial practical information has been clarified.<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"ocav2f1-check\"><span class=\"ocav2f1-check-box\"><\/span><span>The welcome is ready\u2026 and so is the heart.<\/span><\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-checklist-alert\">\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-alert-ico\" style=\"background-image:url('data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2024%2024%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%3E%3Cpath%20class%3D%22ic-gold-s%22%20d%3D%22M5%2012h13M13%206l6%206-6%206%22%20stroke%3D%22%23C5A059%22%20stroke-width%3D%222%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22round%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E');background-size:contain;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center;\" role=\"img\"><\/span>\r\n            <p>If the answer to an essential point is \u201c<strong>NO<\/strong>\u201d, it is best to take the time needed before the young person's arrival.<br>\r\n            <strong>Time spent preparing the welcome is always an investment in the success of the exchange.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"ocav2f1-founder\">\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-founder-top\">\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-founder-icon\" style=\"background-image:url('data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2032%2032%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M2%2016C5%2010%2010.2%206.5%2016%206.5S27%2010%2030%2016C27%2022%2021.8%2025.5%2016%2025.5S5%2022%202%2016Z%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke%3D%22%23C5A059%22%20stroke-width%3D%222.2%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22round%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2216%22%20cy%3D%2216%22%20r%3D%225.2%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke%3D%22%23C5A059%22%20stroke-width%3D%222.2%22%2F%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2216%22%20cy%3D%2216%22%20r%3D%221.8%22%20fill%3D%22%23C5A059%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E');background-size:contain;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center;\" role=\"img\"><\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-founder-head\">THE FOUNDER'S EYE<\/span>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n          <p class=\"ocav2f1-founder-quote\">Hospitality is not a scheme. To welcome is, above all, to open the door of the heart.<\/p>\r\n          <div class=\"ocav2f1-founder-sign\">\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-sign-name\">Luis, Thomas, \u00c9loise<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"ocav2f1-sign-note\">\u2026and you too, if you wish<\/span>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <!-- ============ SIGNATURE EDITORIALE ============ -->\r\n      <div class=\"ocav2f1-editorial\">\r\n        <p>A sheet is not meant to be read. It is meant to be lived. Take the time to talk it over before deciding.<\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAO 2 &#8211; WELCOMING AN AMBASSADOR \u2022 SHEET 1 \u2022 BEFORE THEIR ARRIVAL &#8220; Hospitality is the spirit. Preparation is the organisation. &#8221; WHY THIS SHEET? A successful welcome begins well before the young person&#8217;s arrival. 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