AFS Greater Chicago

06/05/2026

Learn more about hosting an AFS-USA exchange student at afsusa.org/host!

06/04/2026

06/02/2026

🎙️Tune in TONIGHT!

AFS is back in the studio! Join us as Patti Vasquez sits down with our AFS Chicago host families for a special segment celebrating the power of intercultural exchange.

Meet Mary Furman, a seasoned host mom who has welcomed students from the Philippines, Albania, Nigeria, Senegal, Chile, and France, joined by her daughter Claire, who just returned from France herself. Plus, first-time host parents Beth McDowell and David Keel, here with their exchange daughter Adele, all the way from France, who just graduated from Lincoln Park High School!

From host siblings to summer programs to year-long stays, these families are living proof that you don’t have to travel the world to experience it. 🌍

Tonight, June 2 | 6:00 PM 📻 WCPT 820 AM Tune in via The Patti Vasquez Show on Facebook or catch the podcast after!

InterculturalExchange

06/01/2026

05/29/2026

A few weeks ago, our students traded the classroom for the Chicago Fire pitch 🔥⚽ Different countries, one city, one team. What a fun day!

05/15/2026

05/08/2026

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎📚

The dedication and care of educators across the country help create welcoming classrooms where exchange students can learn, grow, and feel at home – which is why they deserve to be celebrated. During this week-long celebration, we encourage our community – and especially our exchange students – to show teachers how much we value their role in the AFS-USA network.

If you’re a student hosted in the U.S., submit a photo of you with your teacher to [email protected] and tell us how you're thanking them during this special occasion. Our winner will receive some fun goodies to give their favorite teacher! You can also bring your teachers a treat or trinket from your home country or write a thank you note.

Don’t forget to tag us on IG at ! We hope you have fun showing your teachers some love this week!

04/30/2026

🎙️LIVE in-studio TOMORROW!

Join us as Patti Vasquez sits down with AFS Chicago for a special 30-minute interview to celebrate Whitney Young’s own Anne-Michelle Boyle as this year’s AFS Global Educator of the Year. Together they’ll chat about the importance of global learning and share details about the call to action to save international exchange funding!

Friday, May 1
5:30 PM
📻 WCPT 820 AM

Tune in via The Patti Vasquez Show on Facebook or catch the podcast after!

Photography ChicagoArtists