Visiting Teachers Program

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Welcome a Visiting Teacher through AFS Global Educator Program!

Educators from around the world have long understood the many benefits that young people receive by having opportunities to live and study abroad, and have supported AFS as a worldwide leader in international student exchange for more than 60 years.

The AFS Global Educators Program is for people who work in the field of education-outstanding international teachers who come to work with K-12 schools in the United States. Since 1972, AFS-USA has made it possible for international educators from other countries to live, work, teach and learn in the United States for either a semester or a year at a time. A visiting teacher brings a different area’s geography, history, culture, politics and economy to life in a way that is educational but colorful, current and exciting.

All Visiting Teachers are professional educators in their home country; most are English teachers. Through AFS Global Educators, participants expand their knowledge of other cultures and educational systems, exchange teaching methods and learn from teachers and administrators, all while acquiring first hand knowledge of what it’s like to live in another country.

Becoming part of a host family affords them the opportunity to experience “real American life.” In turn, families who host adults gain a mature and informed perspective on another country, while forging friendships and memories that can last a lifetime.

To learn more about The Global Educators Program/Visiting Teachers or how you can welcome an outstanding international educator into your school; you can email or call the AFS World Flags Area Team Visiting Teacher Coordinator – Carol Yohn cey619@wildblue.net, (866) 924-4505.

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