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AYA Student Gives Back to Her Community!

February 26, 2016 AYA Leave a Comment

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Zainab is an AYA exchange student from Pakistan through our partnership with the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES). She is an eager, helpful and compassionate student that lives in Ohio with her host family, the Schneiders and their two children. She recently … [Read more...]

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LC of the Month: Jennifer from Illinois

February 4, 2016 AYA 3 Comments

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We love to recognize our field staff every month by asking our students to nominate their Local Coordinator (LC) as our LC of the month. It’s always hard to decide which one deserves it because all of our Local Coordinators do such a wonderful job in mentoring their students. … [Read more...]

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Hosting Q&A with Melanie our AYA Director

January 22, 2016 AYA Leave a Comment

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Recently, we caught up with Melanie, the Director of Academic Year in America (AYA) as her exchange student Marvin from 6 years ago was visiting her and her family in Connecticut! She even brought him to our national office to meet the AYA team! We all enjoyed meeting Marvin and … [Read more...]

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Can I Host For A Semester?

January 7, 2016 AYA Leave a Comment

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It’s a new year and it’s a fresh new start for our January semester students who have just arrived in the U.S. and are enjoying orientation in New York City this week! During orientation our Local Coordinators volunteer alongside with our AYA national staff to prepare and equip … [Read more...]

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Tony Cook Memorial Grant: Making Global Goals a Reality with KATS!

December 18, 2015 AYA Leave a Comment

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Each year AYA awards $1,000 to high schools across the U.S. who have demonstrated a strong commitment to intercultural education programs and missions at the local level. The Tony Cook Memorial Grant was established to support high schools in the U.S. that illustrate a commitment … [Read more...]

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LC of the Month: Bridget from Alabama

November 25, 2015 AYA Leave a Comment

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It's that time again for our students to nominate their Local Coordinator (LC) as AYA's LC of the Month. We ask our students each month to send in their nominations and share with us why their LC deserves to be our LC of the month. This month we have a new LC, Bridget from … [Read more...]

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Academic Year in America (AYA) is sponsored by the AIFS Foundation, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1967. Its mission is to promote worldwide understanding through cultural exchange.

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