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Short-Term Hosting Opportunities: Become a Welcome Family!

July 27, 2021 AYA 8 Comments

AYA Host Family with Exchange Student

Will you be a hero today? As AYA exchange students prepare to arrive in the U.S., we are working around the clock to help find families for our remaining students! Students are eagerly awaiting news of their placements so that they can start packing, say goodbye to their … [Read more...]

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Providing a Warm Welcome to America

August 10, 2016 AYA Leave a Comment

Providing a Warm Welcome to Exchange Students in America | Academic Year in America (AYA)

AYA students stay for a semester or full academic year of high school, living with host families and getting to experience what real life is like in America. As high school students full of curiosity about the world around them, they provide valuable cultural enrichment to our … [Read more...]

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