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What is AFS? - Nonprofit, Intercultural Exchange Organization - 60 years of experience - Began as the American Field Service
Mission: Spreading world peace, one person at a time
What country has the world’s largest Muslim population?
Is it: China, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, or the United
States.
In what country would you find yourself if you could
cross a bridge and go from Europe to Asia and back?
17 Asians (57%) 6 Europeans (20%) 3 Africans (9%) 3 Lat Americans(9%) 2 US-Americans (5%)
If the world was a classroom of 30 students, there would be …
10 Christianity(33%) 6 no religious
affiliation(20%) 5 Islam (17%) 4 Hinduism (13%) 3 Other(10%) 2 Buddhism (7%) 1 Indigenous
religion(3%)
2 would control half the income
15 would be hungry 18 would live in
shanty towns 6 of 22 adults (23%) would be illiterate (the remaining 8 are children)
Music Greetings * Languages Amount of eye contact
Concept of self Notions of Modesty Family relationships
Relationship with Animals Concepts of justice and truth
Need for rules and regulations Importance of education & achievement
Preference for competition or cooperation Roles in relation to status by age, gender, class, occupation
The Cultural Iceberg
Image altered from www.ankn.uaf.edu
• Financial Aid
- 40% of AFS students receive some financial aid
• Fundraising
- so many different ways!
- lots of fundraising done within high schools.
IMPORTANT SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES
NSLI-Y - 600 fully funded scholarships to high school students to learn Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Russian, and Turkish. Deadline Nov 11, 2010. Info: www.nsliforyouth.org
Congress Bundestag - Germany - Deadline December 19, 2010 - 50 Full ride scholarships to students in Northeast US Info: http://www.usagermanyscholarship.org/
YES - 50 full scholarships are available through YES Abroad for American high school students to study for up to one year in countries with significant Muslim populations: Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Oman, Thailand and Turkey Deadline Jan. 12, 2011
Global Leaders Scholarship: Partial needs-based aid; available for all programs. Find out within one week of applying
For Students Planning Ahead
Vaya a America Latina Scholarship - already passed for this year; deadline is usually early Sept. For Costa Rica, Chile, Argentina leaving in spring. 50% tuition
Japan Scholarships Deadline early Sept 2011 - 2 Full scholarships available; year program leaving in Spring
Bring your parents!
AFS Info Session @ The Mansfield Community Center Tuesday November 16
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Learn about hosting opportunities! Learn about study abroad opportunities!
Meet returnees! Meet families who are hosting! International Appetizers will be served!
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