This month AFS-USA is pleased to spotlight Maryanne Marr of DeRuyter, NY, who has been a volunteer with the DeRuyter Area Team since 1984. How did you learn about AFS and what prompted you to get involved? My students asked me if we could have an exchange student at DeRuyter High School. I thought it was a great idea […]
Author: Barbara McManus
The Project: Change scholarship contest is back for its 4th year! Below is a refresher/introduction to the contest AND a list of changes in how it will be implemented this year. Project: Change is a scholarship contest for 8th-12th graders that asks, “What change would you make in the world?” Students can submit their original […]
On September 12th, the AFS Community in Washington, D.C. gathered to honor several distinguished AFS Changemakers—individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of international education and the AFS Mission of building a more just and peaceful world. The honorees included: Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) Co-Chair of the bipartisan International Exchange and Study Caucus; […]
Rackspace, the company that is hosting our servers, has informed us that they will be doing maintenance early Tuesday Sept 19th, starting at 1:30 AM EDT to approximately 5:30 AM EDT. It is possible that Global Link may be slow during this time, and there is a slight chance that the system will not respond […]
There is still time for students to complete their applications for an SH18 program! We have extended the deadline until September 29, 2017. While many programs are filling up, we still have spots open in the following programs: Japan Year Program Peru Year Program Brazil Year Program Argentina Semester Program France Semester Program Italy Semester […]
Summer’s almost gone, but here’s a treat to brighten your day. We’re offering a 10% discount on some of our most popular volunteer programs for adults 18 and up! With AFSNext, you can volunteer, intern, study, or teach abroad in destinations around the world. Our programs are hand-selected by expert AFSNext Specialists and backed by […]
Please keep in mind that every student needs to have an Arrival Orientation completed and recorded in Global Link. If you have not already done so, please make sure all your students have been linked to an Arrival Orientation and that they have been marked as attending the activity. Any student not given a date […]
Have you had the chance to peruse our catalog of AFSNext programs for travelers 18 and up? There’s something for everyone, including lots of exciting opportunities to volunteer, teach, intern, and study abroad! To show off AFSNext’s unique programs and consultation services, we’re now on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Give us a like or follow to […]
Dear AFS-USA Volunteers and Staff, We are happy to report that all of our remaining YP-2017 hosted students have been placed with host families and will soon be traveling to the U.S.! I want to personally congratulate all of you on this significant achievement, which was certainly not without its challenges. Two of the biggest […]
More than 130 volunteers attended one of the MyAFS webinars offered during the month of August. Based on that success, we’re offering two additional MyAFS webinars in September. These webinars are particularly useful for Liaisons interested in learning how to enter contacts easily and efficiently. Click on a link below to register for a time […]