We’re ringing in the New Year with a new study abroad scholarship! The Visual Storyteller Scholarship is perfect for students who are interested in documenting unfamiliar cultures and experiences abroad with creativity, honesty, and empathy.
You are invited to join us for a webinar to hear about building school relationships. These webinars will introduce you to what we mean by school relationships, why they are critical and how to begin fostering those connections now.
Monthly Contacts requiring staff and volunteer follow-up will now produce fewer notifications emails.
On the AFS-USA Facebook page, we created a post encouraging families to host one of our semester students. To spread the word, share our post on your own Facebook page by clicking the “Share” button in the right-hand corner.
We are approaching the placement deadline for our SH20 students (Thursday, Jan 9) to arrive on January 16, 2020. As of the morning of Jan 7, 17 students remain to be placed (six of them already have pending placements).
The Marketing Department has created an easy reference sheet for 1-8 week study abroad programs, including Global Prep and summer programs.
This year, over 300 students submitted presentations that they gave over 2,000 times, reaching almost 50,000 people in their schools and communities.
Please read this important message from the Support Department about Emergency Coverage over the 2019 holiday break.
In a heartwarming article featured on the KLYES website, AFS Exchange Student Muhammad meditates on the meaning of “home” after arriving in the U.S. to begin his exchange year.
It’s almost January and that means our semester NH19 students are going home!