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Become a host family or local coordinator for an international high school student! Exchange programs change lives and shape attitudes of young people. We invite you to be a part of this life-changing experience by working with an exchange student from the former Soviet Union, Serbia, Montenegro, or Afghanistan. Students learn about U.S. culture from their host families and communities, while serving as cultural ambassadors from their countries. Families and students alike report that this is the experience of a lifetime! American Councils for International Education is seeking families in Pennsylvania to host foreign exchange students from the former Soviet Union (including: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan), Serbia, and Montenegro, and Afghanistan for the school year. The students are boys and girls aged 15-17. If interested, please contact Jennifer Dorman, Regional Placement Coordinator for the American Councils at 267-893-2731 or jdorman@cbsd.org
"Let us build a new relationship with Russia and the New Independent States -- one based on two peoples coming together in a common commitment to make the tough choices for the long-term health of each country and the world; two peoples aware that having stared each other to the brink of nuclear holocaust, we now have a special responsibility to find in each other and within ourselves the capacity to reconceive our possibilities as two nations, two people, one world." "Person-to-person contact -- not dollars -- will create the bonds that will construct an era of of mutual respect to replace the Cold War era of mutual suspicion." - Former Senator Bill Bradley (Democrat, NJ) "It's very important for our world, for the youth everywhere to have the opportunity to get to know each other, to find out how many things we have in common, how many things link us, no matter what our religion or our race or our culture is. -First Lady Laura Bush You can read an interview with Bill Bradley about the program's origins and vision in the Volume 29 / Summer 2002 issue of the Bradley Herald online at http://www.americancouncils.org/resource_list.asp?PageID=116&ResourceType=9.
What is American Councils for International Education? American Councils is a professional and educational association and exchange organization devoted to improving education, professional training, and research within and about the Eurasian countries of the former Soviet Union, East Central Europe and Afghanistan. Established in 1974, the organization is committed to enhancing the relationship between the United States and Eurasia by fostering understanding and cooperation through international educational exchange. Foreign language study is central to its mission, and American Councils supports this goal through educational programs and developing textbooks and curriculum. High school student exchanges are often based at schools offering Russian-language instruction or with a curriculum in the culture or history of the former Soviet Union. American Councils is dedicated to providing students, their parents, and host families with an opportunity to deepen comprehension and respect for other peoples and cultures.
A model for other inbound scholarship programs, FLEX began with federal funding from the FREEDOM Support Act (FSA). Eurasia's future leaders live wlth1American families and attend school in the United States for an academic year to learn about democratic values, develop an appreciation of American culture, and promote mutual understanding. FLEX students are selected through a rigorous competition. Over 13,000 students have participated in the program since 1993. Youth Exchange and Study Program: Afghanistan (YES) Funded under the Partnerships for Learning (P4L) initiative by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES) is designed to give students from predominantly Islamic countries exposure to life in the United States and direct experience with American culture. American Councils recruits and selects girls and boys from Afghanistan to come to the U.S. to learn more about our country, teach us about Afghanistan, and promote mutual understanding. American Serbia and Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange (A-SMYLE) High school students from Serbia and Montenegro will be selected through this competitive Department of State scholarship program, an initiative to support mutual understanding between our countries and promote leadership. Students are placed in American families and attend high school.
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Students on these three programs receive scholarships that provide travel, a monthly stipend, medical insurance, cultural enrichment activities, and a pre-departure and re-entry orientation, as well as English Language training if necessary.
If interested in learning more about these historic and exciting programs, please contact Jennifer Dorman, Regional Placement Coordinator for the American Councils at 267-893-2651 or jdorman@cbsd.org
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