Pacific Cascades Area
AFS Intercultural Programs

AFS is the leading high school foreign exchange program, with opportunities to live and study in over 50 countries worldwide. 

AFS INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS

There's more to AFS than student exchanges

"The trip to China for AFS was one of the high points of my teaching career...nothing compares to experiencing the country firsthand." says Starr DiCiurcio who traveled to China with the AFS Global Educators Program in 1999.

Through AFS Global Educators you can:

• Go abroad for a month of intensive learning.
• Host a visiting teacher at your school.
• Host a visiting teacher in your home.

AFS understands the role that teachers play in shaping the perspectives of coming generations. For American teachers who want to experience the diversity of a foreign country first hand, AFS offers the opportunity to teach in month-long intensive programs in Thailand and Eygpt in 2006. Participants combine in-class teaching and observation with immersion in the culture of the host country, exploration of their history and updates on current issues and events. Visiting teachers may travel as a group, staying with host families, in dormitories or in hostels.

“By knowing more people, I minimized the misunderstandings; I also learned that no matter where you are from, we are all human.” Sarah, Egypt/US, Partnership for Learning Youth Exchange & Study Program (YES), 2004.

“It was wonderful to stay with Thai host families, to experience the schools on many levels, and to be able to travel in local area...I really enjoyed being part of this program." Betty Hopkins, Global Educators, Thailand, 1999.

Whether you are a starting teacher, a college professor, a senior administrator, or you want to host a visiting teacher in your school, the AFS Global Educators Program can help.

Visiting teachers come to the US for a semester or a year. These teachers bring an irreplaceable perspective on their home country. You can't top learning about China from someone who lives there! Visiting teachers are all certified in their home country. They come to learn American teaching methods, but they are also anxious to share teaching skills from their home country.

For More Information, go to AFS National website, www.afs.org/usa or call 1-800-AFS-INFO to talk to a live person. You can also email the AFS Pacific Cascades Area team at info@afscascades.org to find out how local volunteers can help you.

Last revision November 5, 2006