All summer Mandarin Semifinalists are now available to interview! Mandarin applicants account for a significant portion of our total semifinalists to interview.
Author: Hannah Stewart
Please view this important update from AFS-USA President Tara Hofmann to all volunteers.
Our first batch of summer Mandarin Semifinalists are now available to interview! Mandarin applicants account for a significant portion of our total semifinalists to interview.
Mary Porterfield, longtime AFS Volunteer, has been awarded the prestigious Paul Simon Award by the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages!
A broad workgroup of staff and volunteers have consolidated and cleaned up volunteer affiliations and role descriptions to enable more effective communication with volunteers.
In the article “Students Can Save America’s Foreign Policy Agenda”, recently published by the Harvard International Review, AFS Alumni Dr. Patrick Mendis and Dominique Reichenbach describe the importance of international education and people-to-people exchanges, like those offered by #afsusa, in repairing and improving “American credibility, image, and reputation abroad”.
We’re so grateful for your continued dedication to the NSLI-Y and YES Abroad Interview Season! We’re making great progress, with over 340 interview forms submitted.
The first Global Educator Newsletter of 2021 is now available to download! Please share with educators in your community.
AFS-USA has received its 2021-22 Certificate of Acceptance from CSIET. The Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) evaluates and certifies long-term international student exchange programs at the secondary level.
In our newest blog, AFS Volunteer Tori Anaya shares her experience being a host sister, exchange student, and volunteer. Share the blog on social media to promote AFS hosting, study abroad, and volunteer opportunities!