International Education Week:
 Every year in November, IEW, initiated by the US Department of State and US Department of Education, takes place. Throughout the week students make presentations of their countries to their school and/or their host community. Before departing their countries, students are asked to prepare a presentation and to bring props such as flags, crafts, costumes, music, etc. with them. These presentations are often given to a social studies class, a school assembly, town council meeting or a civic group. Before IEW, ARs will be provided with a letter from Elizabeth Davis, Chief of Youth Programs Division at DOS, alerting the host school administrator of the student’s forthcoming presentation. If the student is presenting in school, ARs should send this letter to the designated school official with whom the student plans to present. After their presentations, students are asked to complete a CCI IEW report to submit to their ARs.
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Civic Education Workshop:
FLEX students will have an opportunity to apply for an all expense paid trip to Washington DC in February. The week focuses on the concepts of democracy and the federal system of government (civil society). Students win places through competing in an essay contest and supplementary documentation including confirmation of their status on the program and letters of recommendation from teachers and volunteer organizations. Students will compete with students within their own placing organization.
Global Youth Service Day:
GYSD is an annual, springtime global event organized by Youth Service America. Students are asked to plan and organize a GYSD event. This project should be planned by the students, but should have guidance from their AR. Students are welcome and encouraged to involve AYP students, friends, host family members and members of the community. |
Cyberdiaires Forum:
Through the YES Cyberdiaires Project students enter into an "Interactive Forum," taking part in discussions happening within the YES program. Students are expected to post a new message before the end of each month on the listed topic. They are also free to post more frequently and to respond to other students' entries. AYUSA will contact YES students directly on instructions to get to the cyberdiaries forum
Volunteerism
Leadership Mentoring Project:
The YES Youth Leadership Summit consists of three days of challenging and interactive activities designed to help students find the leader within them.
- The 2009 Leadership Summit will be held in Boulder, CO in March 2009. Application information for attending the summit will be available for students to complete and submitted in November, 2008. Along with the application, students will writ and essay and obtain one recommendation from a teacher or community service leader/mentor.
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