Academic Year in America (AYA)

High School International Student Exchange & Homestay Program • Since 1981 • Sponsored by the AIFS Foundation • #WeAreAYA #ExchangeStudents

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🤔 How does hosting an exchange student bring the world closer together? 🤔 It...

1️⃣ Helps families grow
2️⃣ Helps create int'l bonds
3️⃣ Brings the 🌎 to your school
4️⃣ Makes 🇺🇸 home for someone new

Start your journey as a host family — APPLY TODAY: https://t.co/4UHxFKsElK

[American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) @AIFS_Intl]

AIFS is proud to support the @IIEglobal Emergency Student Fund (ESF). Learn more: https://t.co/tJzpokIrAt

[Academic Year in America (AYA) @AYAExchange]

Academic Year in America stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine against the acts of violence and aggression unfolding.

Read the full statement from our parent organization @AIFS_Intl here: https://t.co/hBzfyuoYrV

[Academic Year in America (AYA) @AYAExchange]

AYA students in Texas had an incredible opportunity for meaningful cultural exchange when they visited the National Championship Native American Pow Wow. Truly amazing to experience indigenous traditions! #IEW2021 #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

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Today, we honor all those who have served and protected our country. Thank you, veterans. #VeteransDay

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Hosting an #exchangestudent is a rewarding and life-changing experience for all involved!

Apply now: https://t.co/p5trZi1aiM

[Academic Year in America (AYA) @AYAExchange]

Join us in welcoming Rosa from #Spain to #Georgia for her #exchangeyear! 🇪🇸 🥳 https://t.co/Dyf1VrmaGa

Her host mom shares, "We are so excited that she is finally here with us. Can’t wait to share the American culture with her and learn her culture as well. ❤️😊"

[Academic Year in America (AYA) @AYAExchange]

Today we #CelebrateExchangeDay! 🥳

Tag us @academicyearinamerica on Facebook and Instagram, or @AYAexchange here on Twitter, as you share your exchange year experiences with AYA!

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Liv from #Germany has arrived to meet her wonderful #hostfamily in #Mississippi! 🥳

Will you welcome an #exchangestudent like this #family has? 🇩🇪 We still have some students in need of host families: https://t.co/Dyf1VrmaGa

[Academic Year in America (AYA) @AYAExchange]

Join us in welcoming this student to #Ohio! 🇺🇸✈️🌎 Here's to a great year ahead.

Want to host a #German #exchangestudent? 🇩🇪 We still have some students in need of host families: https://t.co/Dyf1VrmaGa

[Academic Year in America (AYA) @AYAExchange]

Welcome to Arizona, Carol! 🇺🇸✈️🌎

We still have some exchange students in need of host families. Interested in hosting? Start your application: https://t.co/Dyf1VrmaGa

[Academic Year in America (AYA) @AYAExchange]

Being a Welcome Family is an awesome opportunity to make a huge impact by giving just a few weeks of your time and space to a deserving student! https://t.co/DKCSSpy4px

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The clock is ticking if you want to host an #exchangestudent! ⏰🌎 Apply now: https://t.co/gfha9zRGSe

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Some of our students are starting to arrive! ✈️ Join us in welcoming Lily, Hanna, and Fritz to #SouthCarolina! 🇺🇸

We still have #exchangestudents in need of host families. Interested in hosting? Apply now: https://t.co/Dyf1VrmaGa

[Academic Year in America (AYA) @AYAExchange]

Why host a @yesprogramnews student? 🤔 Hear from AYA Resident Director Bismah about a few of the *many* reasons! 🌍 #KLYES #WeAreAYA #ExchangeOurWorld

[Academic Year in America (AYA) @AYAExchange]

Happy #FourthOfJuly from all of us at AYA! 🇺🇸🎆

Interested in hosting an exchange student? Visit https://t.co/Dyf1VrmaGa to learn more.

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Tune in TONIGHT at 7 PM ET on our Facebook page for a live discussion about hosting a @yesprogramnews student with AYA! https://t.co/5mZMaIZB6T

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Join us in celebrating the Devlin Family in Montana as the runner-up of Host Family of the Year for 2021! 💙🌎 https://t.co/dFxrFcebMT

[Academic Year in America (AYA) @AYAExchange]

Congratulations to the Solis Family in Texas for being recognized as this year's Host Family of the Year! 🥳🎉🌎 https://t.co/uSSCmcIMIF

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Happy #FathersDay from all of us at AYA!

[Academic Year in America (AYA) @AYAExchange]

Today we honor #Juneteenth – our country’s second independence day & the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

To learn more about its history & ways to celebrate, we encourage you to visit https://t.co/kMieZEhZOQ via @NMAAHC