AFS to resume limited study abroad programming for 2020 with heightened safety protocols and innovative program content
Since March, when COVID-19 forced AFS to suspend study abroad programs, many AFSers have been wondering if and when our…
Global Citizenship
Making the world a better place during COVID-19
AFS’s mission can be boiled down to making the world a better place. In times when ‘business-as-usual’ is an option,…
Global citizenship: No longer optional
by Daniel Obst, President & CEO, AFS Intercultural Programs The coronavirus has changed everyday life for everyone. This moment of…
A commitment to service in times of crisis
BY DANIEL OBST, PRESIDENT & CEO, AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS We’re living through some of the biggest challenges of our…
YES Abroad Language Camp and ACCESS Interaction
Last October 15-17, 2019, AFS Philippines conducted a three-day Filipino Language Camp for the YES Abroad participants hosted for the…
Getting Out of My Comfort Zone
written by Delfina Vecchiet, Participant from Argentina While I was in high school I wanted to get out of my…
‘Kapuso Campus Tour: The Regional Masterclass Series’
AFS Philippines upholds its mission of creating a more just and peaceful world through its collaboration with GMA Regional TV…
Life-Changing Experience
written by Mrs. Jocelyn Bundalian, from San Pablo, Laguna Community (Mother of Jessica Mae Bundalian, KAKEHASHI Alumna) When my daughter…
Ecstatic. Anxious. Excited.
written by Friendly Mark Andrino, Participant to USA These were some of the feelings I always have every time I…