We are writing today to share an update on the progress of The Chappaqua Project since the 2017 AFS-USA National Volunteer Assembly (NVA) in April. Chappaqua is the project name for AFS-USA’s dedicated efforts and investment in strengthening the volunteer organization, and it includes a variety of initiatives. At the NVA, under the Chappaqua umbrella, […]
“Gap year” programs — typically a year or semester taken between high school and college — are growing in popularity, and AFS is prepared to meet this need. This article on Marketplace discusses the phenomenon among high school grads, and this one on Forbes shares stories about people taking gap years after college and throughout […]
AFS International is happy to launch a series of global competence webinars for external audiences during International Education Week (Nov. 13-17, 2017).
AFS Alumna Helps Create Intercultural Guide for Americans Abroad This is a notable example of how an AFS Alumna has leveraged her intercultural skills to further her career. Pamela Berland Ex, an AFS Returnee who studied abroad in Bosnia from 1975 to 1976, currently works for the Career Services team at the U.S. Department of […]
Interested in learning more about MyAFS? Curious about Help & Learning and how it’s replacing the AFS Wiki? We have the answers!
Take out your phone! Text someone you know about the Project: Change contest. (Or talk in person if you’d prefer!) Bonus points if you contact a teacher and share the scholastic lesson plan. Learn More
IEW celebrates the benefits of global learning and international exchange. Here’s how you can #PassPeaceForward in your community!
This month AFS-USA is pleased to spotlight Cynthia Cornelius of St. Louis, MO, who has been a volunteer with the Missouri Gateway Area Team since at least 2000.
The Program Extension deadline is coming soon for Semester (SMscNH17) students!
We are excited to announce that the Participant Support Department has hired an Administrative Assistant—Nahla Menasy!