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OVERSEAS PARTNERS

AYA works in partnership with educational organizations throughout the world. Seventy of them in various countries offer a wide variety of nationalities to host families and schools.

AYA students come from: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Ecuador, Estonia, Ghana, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Poland, Republic of Georgia, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands. Specifics are here.

Their role is to:

  • recruit and screen students
  • administer English placement exams
  • submit student applications
  • review AYA rules and policies
  • offer a predeparture orientation
  • liase with the AYA office and natural families

AYA meets with these partners during the academic year. Partners may also attend AYA January or August orientations, national or local meetings.

Independent admissions - Students that are from countries where AYA does not currently have a partner can apply through AYA's Independent admissions program. These students must find their own host family and have an acceptance letter from a local high school. If AYA has (or can hire) a local coordinator in close to the host family, AYA welcomes the student's application. The same application procedures apply. For further information on independent admissions, call 1-800-322-4678.

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