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.
Meet our 2023-24 exchange students!
- Lotta from Belgium
- Pihla from Finland
- Lukas from Germany
- Stephanie from Lebanon (YES program)
- Sofia from Brazil
- Zeynep from Turkey (YES program)
- Francisca from Chile
- Giulia from Italy
- Tom from Japan
- Kristina from Estonia (FLEX program; attends Elkhart Lake High School)
- Linda from Jordan (YES program; attends Random Lake High School)
- Henriquefrom Brazil (attends Kohler High School)
Learn more about them!
The students will give presentations about their home countries at Generations, 1500 Douglas Drive, Plymouth.
3:30pm Sunday Nov. 5: Belgium, Finland, Germany, Lebanon
3:30pm Sunday Feb. 18: Brazil, Turkey, Estonia
3:30pm Sunday April 21 Chile, Italy, Japan, Jordan
AFS Travel Scholarship
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.
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 with 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.
Countries represented by visiting students
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
