An important update about the YES Abroad program for 2020-21.
Tag: Sponsored Programs
An animated short by a former KL-YES student from Malaysia, Soon King Yaw, was selected as the opening film for the KQED Homemade Film Festival out of 500 submissions!
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.
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.
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.
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!
Each week, we’ll be sharing a newsletter spotlighting a country we host Sponsored Programs students from. This week, we’re sharing a bit about life and culture in Egypt! Share the newsletter with families who may be interested in hosting a student from Egypt this year. Download Newsletter Please reach out to hosting@afsusa.org with questions.
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.
Learn more about Turkey and hear from hosted students and volunteers about Turkish life and culture! Explore a new country each week with us.
Learn more about Pakistan and hear from hosted students and volunteers about Pakistani life and culture! Explore a new country each week with us.