This message was sent to all current host families whose host students have not yet departed the U.S. These updates will be sent weekly until all students have returned to their home countries.
Do you want to learn to draw the Taj Mahal? What about Australian slang?
In follow-up to our March post about the cancelation of NSLI-Y summer 2020 programs, we’re glad to announce that AFS has been awarded NSLI-Y Virtual Summer Intensive (VSI) participants across all four of our scheduled NSLI-Y languages!
Each week, we’ll be sharing a newsletter spotlighting a country we host Sponsored Programs students from. This week, we’re sharing a bit about life and culture in Egypt! Share the newsletter with families who may be interested in hosting a student from Egypt this year. Download Newsletter Please reach out to hosting@afsusa.org with questions.
Meet Toom Tam from Thailand who is a resilient and brilliant young man! Although 90% deaf, he can hear loud sounds, but communicates primarily in sign language. In the future he sees himself as a very effective teacher for deaf youth in his country.
The Participant Support Department has invited all remaining hosted students in the US to spend some virtual time with fellow hosted students.
Celebrating our most recent returnees and welcoming them to the AFS-USA’s network of alumni.
Tomorrow, Wednesday the 27th, AFS will be participating in the Houston Independent School District’s Virtual Global Issues Summit.
Learn more about Turkey and hear from hosted students and volunteers about Turkish life and culture! Explore a new country each week with us.
AFS-USA would like to invite you to a virtual Eid Celebration!