Academic Year in America (AYA) is proud to be a program of choice for international students and host families across the U.S. If you are thinking about hosting an exchange student, you’ll find many reasons to host a student with AYA. When you are considering the opportunity … [Read more...]
What to Expect as an AYA Host Family
There is nothing quite like the excitement of meeting a foreign exchange student who is about to become a part of your household! You become surrogate parents and gain a “new” son or daughter when you participate in cultural exchange through hosting with AYA. Expectant host … [Read more...]
What is YES?
The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program provides scholarships for high school students (ages 15-18) from countries with significant Muslim populations to spend up to one academic year in the United States. The Kennedy-Lugar YES Program, sponsored by the U.S. … [Read more...]
What Are a Host Family’s Responsibilities?
Each year, AYA welcomes new host families while also welcoming back families who have hosted students with AYA in the past. Whether a first-timer or a repeat, host families are fantastic people across the U.S. that welcome international high school students into their homes for a … [Read more...]
Armenian Exchange Student Reflects on Recent Experiences in the US
As winter winds down and spring draws near, our exchange students start to reflect on their time in the United States before heading home to their respective countries of origin. Check out what Ani, an AYA exchange student from Armenia hosted in New York, has to say about the … [Read more...]
Why Hosting Matters – Share Your America
Hosting a foreign exchange student with Academic Year in America (AYA) lets you welcome a young ambassador from another country to interact and exchange with your family and community. These young ambassadors take valuable insight and understanding of life in the U.S. when they … [Read more...]
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