Take the leap of faith and do it. Your son or daughter will have an excellent and caring teacher team on site, a wonderful host family opportunity (as opposed to a dormitory experience), and he or she will get to grow in ways not possible at home.

They will get to be independent, but all in complete safety. The cultural exposure for the student is tremendous, as the excursions they take with the group and the time they will have with their host families will be the experience of their lives.