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International experience is a key to your students’ success in today’s world. The Department of State has conducted funded study abroad exchange programs for American high school students safely and successfully since the launch of Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) program in 1983, the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program in 2006, the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad program in 2009, and the FLEX Abroad program in 2021 (FLEX and YES are the forerunners of FLEX Global).

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These varied programs offer young Americans a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth and fosters the next generation of leaders. Applicants from across the U.S. are selected based on merit and demonstration of their readiness for an immersive cultural exchange program. FLEX Global Abroad participants are placed in one of the following host countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, or Thailand. Participants live with host families for an academic year and attend local schools while sharing about America and forming lasting relationships with their host families and friends.​​​

FLEX Global Abroad appreciates the key role that educators play in fostering students’ interest in the wider world and encouraging students to participate in opportunities that expand their knowledge, experiences, and worldviews. Thank you in advance for sharing information about the FLEX Global Abroad program with your student body, and please feel free to contact American Councils at highschoolstudyabroad@americancouncils.org or 1-800-380-6552 if you:

 

  1. Would like additional information or program promotional materials

  2. Know and wish to refer any students who may be good candidates for FLEX Global Abroad

  3. Are interested in opportunities for educators to partner with program staff, participants or alumni to provide virtual exchange opportunities or program information sessions.

FLEX Global
Abroad Brochure

Download the program brochure to share with your students and school! 

“A former student of mine is a program alumna. Once she returned, she took the time to come to speak to my Spanish classes, to share her experience in Bosnia and Herzegovina through the program. She is special and was always mature beyond her years, but she was able to really inspire my students to consider a non-traditional path to travel and cultural immersion...I will tell you that on a personal level, I look forward to my own two children applying for the program once they are old enough!”

Spanish teacher in Connecticut

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