Educator & School Relations

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Ambassador First By Loo Si Ying

YES Alumni, Loo Si Ying recounts her volunteering in Hawaii and she explained how Islamic teaching about NOT killing others,…

AFS, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, sending student, Study abroad

Volunteering Made Me A Better Person By Nur Hasina

YES Alumni, Nur Hasina has been volunteered 50 hours in two months (plans to reach 100 by the end). In…

AFS, AFS Host Family, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, sending student

Baju Melayu In Alaska! By Mizan Hakeem

YES ALumni, Mizan Hakeem shared how he overcame his nerves and gave a wonderful presentation about Malaysia! On 24th February…

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5 answers to your question about hosting

Few experiences can spark interest in the world like opening up your home and becoming a host family for an…

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Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) 2016

Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is an annual celebration of young volunteers around the world. Global Youth Service Day (GYSD)…

Education, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning

AFS builds sustainable partnerships with schools

Teachers and educators have long been an integral part of AFS’s secondary school intercultural exchange programs and we have always…