We are writing today to inform you that arrangements have been made for students from the following countries to return home this coming Friday, March 27: Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Travel is being arranged via a charter flight that will depart from Chicago O’Hare airport to bring students to their home countries.
Beginning Tuesday March 31st, National Pre-Return Orientation Webinars will be offered every Tuesday from 2-4pm EST. Read on for information on how to register your students.
Please help us in talking about COVID-19 and AFS using the same language.
During the first part of this week, we are focusing on returning students home who are from Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Iceland. There may be additional countries able to depart this week if circumstances change and we will do our best to give you as much notice as possible.
We are extending the Visual Storyteller Scholarship deadline to Monday, March 30th 2020.
During the last few days, over 200 currently hosted students have already returned home. Thank you to our volunteers, host families, and staff who mobilized so well for this first group of student returns.
From the AFS-USA Board Chair, Building on the Legacy of the AFS Drivers – THANK YOU
Announcing a new Covid-19: Online Orientation and Support Resources section on My AFS Help and Learning. Read on for more information on these resources and an important note.
A message from AFS-USA President and CEO Tara Boyce-Hofmann to all volunteers.
As you may already be aware, AFS-USA sending participants (“outbound”) are being returned home. For the American YES Abroad and NSLI-Y students, as well as the American and German CBYX students, this direction came from the U.S. Department of State. Staff at AFS-USA worked closely with AFS partners to arrange for student return travel, where possible and safe, and where participants were fit to travel.