2020-21 NSLI-Y/YES Abroad Finalist Information Available!
The NSLI-Y and YES Abroad staff are happy to share that a list of all 2020-21 NSLI-Y Virtual Summer Intensive, NSLI-Y academic year, and YES Abroad finalists is now available.
Drumbeat: Meet Eros from Chile!
Eros from Chile is always on the move – running, walking, soccer, and ping pong are a few of the activities he enjoys! He’s also interested in gastronomy, and can’t wait to learn more about American food and lifestyle.
AFS-USA Young Alumni Career Exploration Series: Writing Your Unique Life Journey
Get inspired by Dr Mandeep Rai on how to live a more meaningful life in times of deep uncertainty and how best to approach the most important decisions of our lives. AFS-USA Volunteers are welcome to attend!
June 9 Host Family Update
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.
New Cultural Webinars for Educators (& Culture Enthusiasts)
Do you want to learn to draw the Taj Mahal? What about Australian slang?
Update for AFS-USA Volunteers About 2020 NSLI-Y Virtual Summer Intensive Program
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!
Country Spotlight: Egypt!
Each week, we’ll be sharing a newsletter spotlighting a country we host Sponsored Programs students from. This week, we’re sharing a bit
Drumbeat: Meet Toom Tam from Thailand!
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.
AFS-USA Hosted Student Virtual Hangouts
The Participant Support Department has invited all remaining hosted students in the US to spend some virtual time with fellow hosted students.
A Global Prom for the Class of 2019-20 on June 5!
Celebrating our most recent returnees and welcoming them to the AFS-USA’s network of alumni.