- The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program seeks to provide high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations with a better understanding of American society and its people, institutions, values, and culture.Funded by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, this program helps students to foster lasting personal ties, engage in activities that promote mutual understanding across cultures, respect diversity, establish… Read More
- Each year, the Civic Education Workshops (CEW) convene a cohort of participants from the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX), Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES), and Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) programs, hailing from various host communities across the United States, for an immersive exploration of American civil society in the nation’s capital. During the workshop, students engage in sessions on topics like First Amendment rights, grassroots activism, foreign policy, and… Read More
- American Councils established the U.S. Study Abroad Assistance Fund to help American students with demonstrated financial need as they participate in programs we implement. The Assistance Fund, which was created with support from our Board of Trustees and senior leadership, provides awards for costs that most scholarships or programs do not cover, including passport fees, medical exams, luggage, and other incidentals. Eligible program finalists can apply for up to $300 in support towards… Read More
- For 82 years, IVLP has provided firsthand knowledge about U.S. society, culture, and politics to current and emerging foreign leaders. In return, IVLP exchanges enable participants to share their respective cultures with U.S. citizens and communities. By connecting international leaders to their American counterparts, participants cultivate lasting relationships reflecting their professional interests and supporting the foreign policy goals of the United States. Each year nearly 5,000… Read More
- In the Institute for International Education’s 2020 report, data shows students who identify as having Hispanic or Latinx identities make up only 10.6% of all U.S. study abroad participants. As American Councils and CoDEI continue to work towards greater access to study abroad programs for underrepresented students, we want to highlight the voices and experiences Hispanic and Latinx students and celebrate how their identities and cross-cultural overseas experiences have shaped their personal… Read More
- The annual TCLP Orientation began on August 3 and, over the course of nine days, the exchange teachers participated in a variety of in-person sessions to prepare them to effectively transition into their schools and communities. Throughout the Orientation, the exchange teachers attended pedagogical sessions on lesson planning, differentiated instruction, total physical response (TPR), assessment, and cooperative learning as well as sessions on diversity and inclusion in the U.S., American… Read More
- While host families provide international students with transforming opportunities for language and personal development—the experience can be equally rewarding for participating families. Each day is a chance to appreciate new perspectives and welcome an exchange student into their community. Host families are as diverse as the U.S. population, and include single parents, couples without children, military families, empty nesters, and retirees. “The main thing that matters is your heart for… Read More
- The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Professional Fellows Program (YSEALI PFP) is a two-way U.S. Department of State exchange program designed to strengthen people-to-people ties between young leaders from Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam, and the United States. Through intensive fellowships designed to broaden their professional expertise and enhance their leadership capabilities, YSEALI PFP provides emerging… Read More
- Language access has become a central challenge to the equitable provision of health care, to matters of civil justice, and to the basic operations of our civic institutions. Fortunately, at a time when so much is at stake, language education is evolving to provide better service to more learners of every background, and doing so more efficiently than ever before. To help connect educational innovations with the learners who want and need them most, the America’s Languages… Read More
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports America’s Languages Online Guide to Language Access in the U.S.Working with American Councils and the University of Texas at Austin, the America’s Languages Working group is building the Guide to Exemplary Programs and Practices in U.S. Language Education in order to demonstrate that increased access for all of America’s learners and languages is possible in the U.S., and that it is ready for expansion. The web-based Guide identifies and describes models of access and excellence in language education, as well as programs that can be emulated and adapted… Read More
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