Stories from Academic Year in America

To AYA Local Coordinators, With Love: Part 2

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All across the country, AYA exchange students get a lot of support from Local Coordinators. These folks work hard to help students and host families make meaningful connections and enjoy their participation in international high school exchange. In honor of Valentine's Day, … [Read more...]

To AYA Local Coordinators, With Love: Part 1

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All across the country, AYA exchange students get a lot of support from Local Coordinators. These folks work hard to help students and host families make meaningful connections and enjoy their participation in international high school exchange. In honor of Valentine's Day, … [Read more...]

Exchange Student Pledges to Inspire Change

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Nayab is a YES student from Pakistan. She took the time to write the following reflection piece on cultural exchange after attending a mid-year orientation trip to California with a large group of AYA students. Please enjoy Nayab's thoughtful and very moving account of the … [Read more...]

Grant Students Share Special Experience in California

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As a placing organization for the U.S. Department of State’s YES and FLEX programs, AYA is lucky enough to work with amazing students who have earned merit-based scholarships for international exchange. For decades, these programs have been successfully building bridges and … [Read more...]

Spotlight on Excellence: AYA Student Shines in New York

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Our Local Coordinator Terri, from the state of New York, submitted the following acknowledgement of a student with whom she has been extremely impressed. Carolin, an exchange student from Germany, has been very involved in her school and local community since arriving in the U.S. … [Read more...]

International Group Compares Area Doughnuts

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Louise H. is a Local Coordinator with Academic Year in America in the Virginia and Maryland area. She recently took a group of exchange students and their host families to participate in an interesting cultural experience, the International Doughnut Research Academy. The group … [Read more...]