The following articles are great examples of AFS-USA programs, students and families featured in the Media. Use these pieces to promote AFS in your area and as inspiration for pitching stories to your own local media outlets! You can find press release templates and pitching tips on the Field Hub, under the Downloads section of […]
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The following articles are great examples of AFS-USA programs, students and families featured in the Media. Use these pieces to promote AFS in your area and as inspiration for pitching stories to your own local media outlets! You can find press release templates and pitching tips on the Field Hub, under the Downloads section of […]
During the recent House State-Foreign Operations (SFOPS) Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on the administration’s FY2018 budget request for the Department of State, Pennsylvania Congressman Charlie Dent (R) voiced his strong support for educational and cultural exchange programs and expressed concern about the 55% cut to exchange program funding proposed by the Trump administration for FY2018. Focusing particularly […]
AFS Exchange Students in the Alaska Area Team had the great opportunity of speaking with the governor of Alaska last week. In the meeting, Governor Walker answered questions from students Clara Nielsen from Denmark, Facundo Plencovich from Argentina, Francois Tricotteaux from France, and Giorgia Lozza from Italy. These students asked questions like why did he want […]
AFS Volunteer Heather McBride shares the AFS mission and the benefits of hosting an exchange student in the below article published through the New Jersey Education Association. The article shares the many rewards hosting an international student offers to teachers and students. Heather emphasizes the need for hands-on intercultural learning within schools, and discusses how teachers and families […]
DENVER (AP) — It was Miaofan Chen’s first trip away from her native China. At lunch with us in Denver, she looked so bemused that I had to ask: “Is this the first time you’ve had a hamburger?” “No,” said the 15-year-old. “It’s the first time I’ve had such a BIG hamburger.” That encounter with […]