Welcome!
AFS is an international, not-for-profit organization that each year provides hundreds of American high school students the opportunity to live and study in a foreign land. Just as important, each year hundreds of American families host a high school age “son” or “daughter” from another country. With tens of thousands of volunteers worldwide, AFS is the leading international student exchange program in the world! The Milwaukee Area website focuses on the AFS related activities in the Milwaukee Area, extending from Port Washington to Racine. More than thirty area high schools currently participate.
Recent News
AFS Info Night – Grafton
Whether you’re considering applying to go abroad or interested in hosting an AFS student, please join us to find out more about AFS high school exchange programs. Bring your parents, bring a friend!
- Learn about the benefits of international cultural exchange
- Meet students who have studied with AFS and hear their stories
- Find the AFS program that’s right for you
- Learn how to begin the application process
- Find out about scholarships and financial aid
- Learn what is required to host a student and how families apply
6:30 – 7:45 PM on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Grafton Public Library, Lower Level Meeting Room
1620 11th Avenue, Grafton,WI
For more information contact: Suzie Robison-Strane
Thinking About Welcoming an AFS Exchange Student
Now’s the time! Sharing daily life with a teenager from another country and culture is a rich and rewarding experience, and it’s a wonderful way to bring more understanding into the world. If you’ve ever thought about welcoming an exchange student into your home and family, now’s the time to learn more. AFS, the leading international high school student exchange program, needs families in our community to host high school students for an academic year or six months. Students arrive in August.
Find out more…
AFS Info Night
Whether you’re considering applying to go abroad or interested in hosting an AFS student, please join us to find out more about AFS high school exchange programs. Bring your parents, bring a friend!
- Learn about the benefits of international cultural exchange
- Meet students who have studied with AFS and hear their stories
- Find the AFS program that’s right for you
- Learn how to begin the application process
- Find out about scholarships and financial aid
- Learn what is required to host a student and how families apply
7 PM on Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Menomonee Falls Public Library, Youth Meeting Room
W 156 N 8436 Pilgrim Rd.
Menomonee Falls, WI.
For more information contact: Suzie Robison-Strane
AFS Milwaukee interviewed on Radio 99.1
Radio station 99.1 has agreed to do an interview spot for their public affairs program.
Vote for AFS on Pepsi Refresh
AFS-USA was just accepted into the highly competitive Pepsi Refresh Project contest – -and now we need YOUR support – and votes – to win! Can you spare 2 minutes a day to help AFS-USA win $250,000?
If AFS-USA wins, 100% of the prize money will support our Faces of America scholarship program, which in 2011 will make it possible for high school students from underserved communities to receive scholarship awards to study abroad in more than 23 countries around the world.
Since the contest is by popular vote, we need you and your friends, family and community to make us one the top two ideas in the $250k category for the month of July. Go vote at Pepsi Refresh
AFS Cluster Students at a Brewer’s Baseball Game
Departure Information
After having spent the last 10 months adapting to new places, people and customs, the time is nearing for our AFS students to return to the familiarity of their home country, natural family and friends.
Upon arrival, students will register with their passport and have their luggage weighed and measured. Please adhere to the luggage guidelines and avoid the stress of having to repack or leave personal items behind. Students may bring up to two suitcases to be checked in addition to their carry on bag. Please weigh the suitcases at home before arriving. The suitcases may not weigh more than 50 lbs each. Students will not have access to luggage once it is checked and we recommend that they keep in their carry-on any items they might need during their end of stay activities and flight home.
