Exchange students studying here
Our 2024-25 visiting students
- Noem Shkoza of Albania (YES), attending Random Lake High School
- Santiago Massoni of Argentina, attending Plymouth High School
- Helena Durnez of Belgium, attending Sheboygan South High School
- Tsvetomir Kolev of Bulgaria (FLEX), attending Elkhart Lake High School
- Petra Janusova of Czech Republic (FLEX), attending Plymouth High School
- Anni Pederson of Denmark, attending Plymouth High School
- Aino (Olivia) Pironetti of Finland, attending Plymouth High School
- Jaak Schmidt of Germany, attending Elkhart Lake High School
- Vinay Kumar Maurya of India (YES), attending Sheboygan North High School
- Alice of Italy, attending Elkhart Lake High School
- Matilde Conti of Italy, attending Kohler High School
- Sarah Aime of Italy, attending Sheboygan North High School
- Bechara El Hajj of Lebanon, attending Plymouth High School
- Unurmaa (Evelyn) Enkhjargal of Mongolia (Flex), attending Plymouth High School
- Francis Musa of Nigeria (YES), attending Plymouth High School
- Aurora Nordahl of Norway, attending Elkhart Lake High School
- Leandro Papapoulios of Switzerland, attending Plymouth High School
Meet them!
The students will give presentations about their home countries and share a treat with the community!
4pm Sunday Nov. 10: Argentina, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Norway
3:30pm Sunday Feb. 16: Albania, Germany, Lebanon, Mongolia, Switzerland
3:30pm Sunday May 4: Bulgaria, Denmark, Italy, Lebanon, Nigeria
All presentations held at Generations, 1500 Douglas Drive, Plymouth
Exchange programs
AFS
The Plymouth AFS chapter is one of the oldest and most active in the state, dating to 1949 (when PHS hosted students from Germany and Japan).
FLEX
Future Leaders Exchange is a merit-based scholarship program funded by the U.S. Department of State for students from Europe and Eurasia.
ISE
International Student Exchange & participants live with a volunteer host family and attend their local high school.
YES
The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study Program provides scholarships for secondary school students from countries with significant Muslim populations.
We need you!
Be a host family: More than providing a bed and meals, host families welcome a new member into their home, share their everyday lives, and grow as they get to know one another.
Be a liaison: Liaisons are volunteers identified as the primary contact for each host family and individual AFS participant for the duration of his or her program.
Be an AFS student: Spend a year studying abroad in one of more than 50 AFS countries.
Learn more: Contact Pat Gafney at patrickgafney@gmail.com.
Study abroad opportunities for PHS students
CIEE
PHS students are able to spend part of the summer learning and exploring in a foreign country, thanks to Council on International Educational Exchange Global Navigator Scholarships administered by the U.S. Department of State. Contact PHS Spanish teacher Laura Koebel to learn more.
PHS students can apply now for CIEE Global Navigator Scholarships for travel during the summer of 2025. Applications are due Jan. 15; apply by Nov. 1 for a chance to fly free. An informational meeting for interested PHS students and their parents/guardians will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday Oct. 24 in the PHS Library.
AFS
The Plymouth Education Foundation AFS Travel Scholarship is a generous donation and funding-based scholarship. Awards in the amount of $500 for summer travel and $1,000 for year-long program travel are available. To apply: Complete the AFS Travel Scholarship Application at least 6 weeks prior to travel.
AFS also offers a scholarship program to make study abroad programs accessible to students from all financial backgrounds, with more than $1 million in merit and need-based awards to support students in summer, semester, and year programs.
Countries represented
2024-25: Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, India, Italy, Lebanon, Mongolia, Nigeria, Norway, Switzerland
2023-24: Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey
2022-23: Germany, Greece, Israel, Macedonia, Spain, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland
2021-22: Bulgaria, Chile, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Moldova, Norway, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Suriname, and Sweden
2019-20: Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
2018-19: Albania, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain
2017-18: Austria, Dominican Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Norway, Spain, Turkey
2016-17: Austria, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Portugal, Saudi Arabia
2015-16: Argentina, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, Jordan, Moldova, Spain, Turkey
2014-15: Chile, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Germany, Russia, Spain, Turkey
2013-14: Chile, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Russia, Spain, Turkey
2012-13: Australia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Germany, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Spain, Yemen
2011-12: Chile, Germany, Italy, Japan, Macedonia, Norway, Portugal
2010-11: Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, India, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine
2009-10: Germany, Japan
2008-09: Austria, Germany, Chile, China, Italy, Norway
2007-08: Denmark, Germany, India, Italy, Norway
2006-07: Argentina, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Italy, South Korea, Venezuela
2005-06: Colombia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, Thailand
2004-05: Chile, Germany, Mexico, South Korea
