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Program Length	Start	End	Price	Age on Departure
Year Program	AUG 10	JUN 11	31,000	17
Semester Program	JAN 10	JUL 10	Scholarship	17

Think you know the USA? After exploring the incredibly varied landscapes of mountain ranges, deserts, beaches, and dense forests, you will realize there is so much more to this country than you could’ve ever imagined.

With the variety of extracurricular activities on offer at school, as well as the many AFS organized activities and trips, you’ll never be bored!

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AFS USA

AFS Intercultural Programs/USA has been in existence since 1947, when the American Field Service exchanged 52 young people from 11 countries that had been at war. Young American Field Service Volunteers drove ambulances during World War I. Then, during World War II, AFS Volunteers again rescued the battlefield wounded and helped liberate concentration camp survivors. After World War II, the drivers came together and searched for a way to stop the devastation of war from happening again. They believed—and AFS-USA believes today—that most hatred is based on fear and ignorance, and that if people know and understand one another, it is a lot harder to fight each other. The ambulance drivers created a non-profit student exchange organization called the American Field Service, now known as AFS Intercultural Programs.

Today, AFS-USA sends more than 1,500 students to 42 countries a year. In addition, AFS-USA places students from abroad with more than 2,700 U.S. families and is supported by more than 10,000 AFS Volunteers in the U.S.

AFS will be at your side throughout your intercultural exchange. Even before leaving your home country, you will participate in organized AFS orientations and have the assistance of experienced AFS Volunteers. Once in your host country, you can rely on your local volunteer contact and other chapter volunteers to support you in your experience. Together we will ensure that you have an incredible experience abroad.