AFS is a leading study abroad program for secondary school students, supported and facilitated by trained staff and volunteers. Since 1947, AFS has prepared young people to gain the practical skills and knowledge valued by universities and employers—and needed to succeed in a global world. AFS EXCHANGE PROGRAM (SENDING) | [email protected]
Open up your world to new possibilities: Life-changing
global exchange programs in more than 99 destinations. AFS offers carefully-designed international adventures that are fun, challenging and will change your life forever. Our participants are not tourists: the AFS experience will help you mature and develop skills that you will use throughout your lifetime:
- Explore and discover a new culture
- Learn to live and enjoy life outside your comfort zones
- Get accustomed to making more decisions on your own
- Enjoy amazing adventures with new friends from around the world
- Try out new sports and unfamiliar activities
- Share everyday life and cultural traditions with a host family
HOST AN AFSER(HOSTING) | [email protected]
Welcome the world into your home! Host an international student and become a Global Family! An amazing cultural journey for the entire family! Becoming a Global Family means having the opportunity to share your home with an international student, make life-long connections and embrace a new culture in your family. All family members share, learn, and expand their global skills. Everything from preparing a meal to sightseeing are opportunities to discover and experience the . Host a student in your home, become a Global Family! VOLUNTEER TO CREATE CHANGE (VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT| [email protected]
Join a movement of active citizens helping people and communities learn to live together! AFS transforms volunteers into global citizens and changemakers
We call that the ! Create change | Change the world by changing minds. Help AFSers and your community appreciate and celebrate cultural differences. Create community | Join a global community of change-makers and people like you. Serve as a change agent in your community. Create yourself | Develop practical cross-cultural skills and find your place as a global citizen, leader and changemaker in your community. Create future | Lead diverse teams at home or around the world and promote inclusive societies for sustainable development. DONATE (FUNDRAISING & DONOR PROGRAM) | [email protected]
Your contributions make it possible for more young people from all backgrounds with essential global skills—and the passion for making a difference
