Although our PROaupair English speaking staff can’t even come close to pronouncing the word “Heilerziehungspfleger” – it’s one of our favorite German occupations for our host families who have children with special needs. [...] Read More »

Today, Apex Social, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization promoting education, travel and cultural exchange, announced an expansion effort focused on matching American students and graduates trained in special education, occupational, physical or speech therapy with carefully vetted American host families for a professional gap year, where they are able to play a lead role in guiding [...] Read More »

It’s tax season and we want to make sure Apex Care Professionals have expert guidance on how to file and pay their taxes for 2019. The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 brought changes to the tax obligations of many J-1 Visa holders. The biggest change is that there is no longer a federal [...] Read More »

We are thrilled to announce the winner of Apex PROaupair’s 2020 Care Professional of the Year contest: Luisa Schmid, a Pediatric Nurse and a graduate of nursing school at Klinikverbund Südwest, Böblingen in Germany. Read on to discover why Luisa is the winner! Our family feels so incredibly blessed that Luisa is a part of [...] Read More »

We are thrilled to announce the winner of apex PROaupair’s 2019 Professional Au Pair of the Year contest:  Nadine Hahnau, a Pre-School & Kindergarten Teacher and graduate of Rhein-Maas College in Kempen, Germany.  Read on to discover why Nadine is the 2019 winner!“It warmed our hearts to see how quickly she got along with Leni [...] Read More »