Program |
Duration |
Start/End Dates |
Fee |
Availability |
More |
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| Summer program | About 4 weeks | June 2013 - July 2013 | $1800 | Closed | Read More>> + |
The YES program provides full scholarships for an academic year of living and studying in the U.S to a select group of Egyptian teenagers. Students live with host families, attend high school, engage in school and community activities, and volunteer with local organizations. They learn about American society and values while helping to educate Americans about the customs and culture of their homelands. The YES program focuses on leadership and works with these students during the school year to develop their leadership skills. YES students are selected in an open, merit-based selection process. There are also some scholarships to some other countries but this is subject to change. Please check with office annually. http://www.afs-egypt.org/Scholarship/yes/
Latvia
Multi-cultural language (Latvian or Russian) program (6weeks)( $1800)
Approx. Start Date 28/06/2013 To 27/07/2013
Age Range Between: 15 y and 30 y
Skills Required:
Flexibility, tolerance,open-mindedness, willingness to learn
Language Level:
Multicultural language studies, students are able to choose intensive study of Latvian or Russian with cultural activities in the evenings and week-ends. Basic English for communication is required.
Language Lessons and Extra Activities :
On weekdays student will have 3-4 hour classes in Latvian or Russian in the city
language center. Participants will have folk song, dance and handicraft courses in the evenings which will cover Latvian, Russian, Byelorussian and other cultural aspects of history, and their influence in local everyday life. The participants will have free time activities with volunteers and host families - trips to Riga, Sigulda, Kuldiga on week-ends.
The participation of school life is possible.
.Material and Orientations:
AFS Egypt will provide you with handbook including safety tips, language material and some tourist materials
| Summer program | About 4 weeks | June 2013 - July 2013 | $1800 | Closed | Read More>> + |
The YES program provides full scholarships for an academic year of living and studying in the U.S to a select group of Egyptian teenagers. Students live with host families, attend high school, engage in school and community activities, and volunteer with local organizations. They learn about American society and values while helping to educate Americans about the customs and culture of their homelands. The YES program focuses on leadership and works with these students during the school year to develop their leadership skills. YES students are selected in an open, merit-based selection process. There are also some scholarships to some other countries but this is subject to change. Please check with office annually. http://www.afs-egypt.org/Scholarship/yes/
Latvia
Russian language and culture program (6weeks)( $1800)
Approx. Start Date 28/06/2013 To 27/07/2013
Age Range Between: 15 y and 30 y
Skills Required:
Flexibility, tolerance,open-mindedness, willingness to learn
Language Level:
The course is meant for people without prior knowledge of Russian or minimal knowledge. Basic English for communication is required.
Language Lessons and Extra Activities :
On weekdays student will have 3-4 lessons of Russian in the city
language centre. After lessons participants will have lessons in Russian, Latvian and Byelorussian cultures. On weekends they will have free time activities with volunteers, host brothers and sisters. They will have trips to Riga, Sigulda, Vilnius (Lithuania).
.Material and Orientations:
AFS Egypt will provide you with handbook including safety tips, language material and some tourist materials
Half a century ago, Latvia’s economy depended on fishing and agriculture, but the Soviets, who controlled the country from 1940 to 1991, imported heavy industry. Now, having shaken off Russia’s dominance, Latvia is privatizing those industries. Meanwhile in Riga, the country’s capital, entrepreneurs are launching service businesses, giving the town a boomtown energy housed in old art nouveau buildings. Despite ancient castles and churches preserved around the country—and beaches that were once favorites of Russian czars—Latvia sees relatively few tourists, and its artists and writers are unsung beyond its borders. Even so, Latvians are deeply proud of their centuries-old culture.