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Around the World in West Park Home: A Global Community in Ohio

July 28, 2015 AYA Leave a Comment

Come and read all about it! Academic Year in America (AYA) is in the local news. Anna, an AYA Local Coordinator from Ohio, shared with us a heart felt article her local newspaper wrote featuring her AYA student, Sophie from Germany. Bellaire-Puritas Community post … [Read more...]

YES Student of the Month: Bilal from Pakistan

July 22, 2015 AYA Leave a Comment

Each month the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) selects a YES (Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study) student of the month. Academic Year in America has been sponsoring students through the YES program for over 10 years and is very … [Read more...]

AYA Equals Opportunity: A Student Story

July 20, 2015 AYA Leave a Comment

The Thompson family is from Pennsylvania and a first year AYA host family. Last year they gave their family the opportunity to become acquainted with another country and culture by hosting a young man from Hungary. They thought there was no better way then welcoming a student for … [Read more...]

Join us in 2015! Celebrating International Exchange Programs

July 16, 2015 AYA Leave a Comment

The AIFS Foundation has been designated by the U.S. Department of State to operate the Academic Year in America (AYA) program since 1981. AYA is a proud cultural exchange program teaming up with the Department in celebrating their 75 years of international exchange programs in … [Read more...]

A Journey of Two Host Sisters: Lea & Giulia’s Story

July 14, 2015 AYA Leave a Comment

Lea from Germany and Giulia from Italy are two international students who spent their academic year in the Pacific Northwest with the Heath family along with their two dogs and two cats. Needless to say it was a full house for these two host sisters. Lea and Giulia shared with us … [Read more...]

Why Hosting Matters: A Host Dad’s Reflection

July 9, 2015 AYA Leave a Comment

All our students have returned to their home countries and natural families. It's been a great year for all our AYA students and they have taken home great memories of their year in America with them. For many host families this is a time of reflection of the year past. Host … [Read more...]