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AFS Very Short Program 2026
Very Short Program- Let’s Apply Now
Applications Open in October!
If you want a life-changing experience, then AFS Program is the one for you. AFS will give you a new insights on life, learning new culture, learning a new foreign language, and of course, gaining new friends and family.
You will gain new personal skills that will enable you to adapt anywhere. You will learn to be independent, responsible, and flexible. Those will be valuable in all stages of your life.
As an AFS student, you will go to a local high school, and experience a different learning environment in a different education method. Of course, you will also get new friends!
You will live in a host family, who will accept you as a part of their family. This host family will help you during the program, and will be the best resource for you to learn the culture. You can also share your own culture with them
Being an AFS student is an experience of its own. Exploring new challenge and experience will be a new achievement in your life. AFS volunteers are also ready to support you, according to a standard and procedure designed by AFS to ensure your positive experience during program.
Requirements
First grade and Second grade in High School (SMA/ SMK/ MA) – Homeschooling students can apply
For 2026 Program, born between 1 April 2008 – 1 April 2011
Agreement and consent from parents and school (proven in written, signed in an available form).
Citizen of Indonesia, proven by birth certificate.
Physically and mentally fit for the program.
Participate in selection stages conducted by Bina Antarbudaya. Selected candidates will be eligible for the AFS Program according to selection result.
Registration will only be conducted through Online Registration link website
**Registration PIN for accessing the system is only available through Bina Antarbudaya , with a registration fee of Rp150.000,-
Register to: afsindonesia.org/payment
Open: 20 October 2025-14 November 2025
Program Open for April-May 2026
Very Short Program-A Month in Ranum Efterskole (DENMARK)
In this program the participant will become part of the international class and in that way experience daily life and classes at a Danish Efterskole. During their stay at the school, the participants will be part of the vibrant social life at the school and interact with Danish and international students. There will be activities organized for the participants during vacant weekends and evenings. As the Efterskole concept is about educating young people towards becoming good and bright individuals it is expected of them to help with cleaning, tidying their room and common spaces and sometimes wash the dishes or help in the kitchen.
After arrival in New Zealand, we will host an orientation to ensure that the participants have an opportunity to get to know their group leaders and each other, as well as understand our objectives and expectations for the trip.
The program itinerary will include:
– Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, also known as the City of Sails
– Rotorua with its incredible geothermal activity and magnificent lakes as well as rich Maori cultural offerings
– Tauranga, one of the North Island’s prime beach locations
– Tokoroa to visit local high schools and experience Maori and Pacific Islands cultural activities
– An overnight stay on a Maori Marae (traditional meeting house)
– Counties Manukau (South Auckland) to visit local primary schools and meet Kiwi kids
– Short billet stays with NZ families. A detailed itinerary will be shared once confirmed.
(All activities are subject to change, depending on weather conditions and other factors.)
Enhancing life experience by direct immersion in local cultures
An investment for the future: Further education, Career, and Life
Safe & supportive learning environment. Offered by Host Family, Host School, AFS Volunteer and Staff
Gaining core competences according to AFS learning journey curriculum: Personal, Interpersonal, Cultural, and Global
AFS Global STEM Changemakers Initiative
AFS Global STEM Changemakers Initiative
Full-scholarship, STEM and sustainability-focused intercultural exchange programs, funded by bp. Young scholars will develop the skills needed to work in and advance a sustainable future, while broadening their understanding of STEM, solving sustainability challenges, and enhancing their global awareness – all to create positive social impact
AFS NEW ONLINE PROGRAM - AFS Global You - Adventurer
What is the AFS Global You™ Adventurer program?
Would you like to make friends around the world from your home? AFS Global You Adventurer is here to help you do that!
This is a one-of-a-kind online program where you will learn about connecting with people across cultures and become part of a global community. In addition to having fun, you’ll learn from AFS intercultural learning experts based on more than 70 years of experience running exchange programs and other education programs in more than 60 countries.
Take a look details program at the link on the left.
Step out of your comfort zone, become a global citizen with AFS
Whether you are in high school, at a university or jump-starting your career, AFS has the right program for you! Go to school, learn another language or check out our cultural internships and volunteer abroad opportunities. Host families and volunteers are waiting to help make your intercultural learning experience the best time of your life.
“Discover a new culture, a new language. Make friends for life from all parts of the world. It’s a year in which you’ll grow up and get to know yourself—your limits and your capabilities. You’ll change completely in the best way possible.”
—Giulia Andar, exchange student from Italy to Germany
Experience your world through the eyes of a young person from another country
“Being a host family is both a challenge and a pleasure. We are watching a complete stranger become close to us, and how we are becoming important to him. It’s almost two months since Mateo arrived and he already has a place in our family. We are teaching him about life in Serbia, and learning about life in Sicily. When our relatives call, the first thing they ask is no longer ‘How are you doing?’, but ‘What is Mateo up to?’.”
Explore your potential and pick from a choice of roles and flexible schedules. Benefit from our exceptional volunteer training program, develop your leadership skills and help others learn how to live together.
Indonesian YES Alumni Association (IYAA) is a platform to encourage and empower YES Alumni in Indonesia to give back to the community just like what they did during their exchange program. YES is the abbreviation of Youth Exchange and Study. It is a merit-based scholarship for high school students aged 15-17 to spend one academic year in the United States living with an American host family, attending high school, acquiring leadership skills, and helping to educate Americans about their home country and culture.
Engaging with my community; meeting people from around the world
“Joining my local group of AFS volunteers gave me the opportunity to develop many skills, such as how to work in a team and interact with people from different backgrounds. As an AFS volunteer, I am more engaged in my community and I meet people from all over the world. Helping students, teachers and families embark on intercultural learning adventures makes me appreciate the importance of world peace and intercultural understanding.”
Learn how AFS helps people of all ages and backgrounds develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding needed to connect to diverse people, succeed in a global economy and help make a positive impact on the world.
These days you don’t have to go far to find an AFSer making a difference in local communities, across industries or at the forefront of an important international issue or social cause.
AFS Workshop at the IIE Generation Study Abroad Summit, 23 October
AFS Intercultural Programs and AFS USA, our member organization in the US, are proud to invite Generation Study Abroad partners, leaders in education, faculty members, teachers and students to participate in a highly interactive workshop, “Fostering Global Competency and Creating Pathways to Study Abroad”, which will precede the 2016 IIE Generation Study Abroad Summit. The workshop will take place on 23 October 2016 in Washington DC, USA. The workshop will focus on how intercultural learning experiences and study abroad can address and reduce cultural barriers. Participants will leave this session with easy-to-implement experiential learning activities, resources to develop global competency and strategies to promote study abroad in different settings.
EFEITO+ Global Citizenship Education Workshop & Forum 23-26 October
AFS Brazil and AFS International will jointly host a community impact event during the 2016 World Congress. The EFEITO+ Global Citizenship Education Workshop & Forum will leverage the principles of global citizenship education and intercultural learning to help Rio de Janeiro-area students address critical local social challenges and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their country. This public event will connect the AFS global leadership with local youth and schools for a meaningful community intercultural learning opportunity. The event will have two parts: an all-day Workshop on Sunday, 23 October and an evening Forum on Wednesday, 26 October.
Forum on Intercultural Learning and Exchange (FILE), 2-6 November
The topic of the seventh annual Forum on Intercultural Learning and Exchange (FILE) will be “The intercultural training of teachers: what, when, how?”. This event is sponsored by the Intercultura Foundation (AFS Italy), the European Federation for Intercultural Learning (EFIL) in and AFS Intercultural Programs, and it will take place in Colle Val d’Elsa, Italy. Sixty experts, researchers and practitioners in the field of international youth exchanges and intercultural learning have been invited to exchange research and practical ideas on teacher training and tools to provide intercultural learning opportunities for pupils, especially in secondary schools.
