The Year-Long Process

Applicant Recruitment

• (American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS Administrative Components Grant)
• 16-question English Test
• SLEP (Secondary Level English Proficiency) or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Language Tests
• Applications, Essays, Personal, and Group Interviews

• (American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS Administrative Components Grant)
• Review of applications by American evaluators in the United States

Placement

• Grants to non-government organizations (NGOs) (Placement Organizations)
• School and Homestay Placements

Language and Cultural Enhancement (LCE)

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• Separate grant to NGO
• Non-LCE students arrive

Monitoring and Evaluation of Students

• Placement Organizations

Liaison with Natural Parents on Program Support

• early returns approximately 4%
• American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS

Civic Education Workshop

• (students compete for limited number of slots)
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• Separate grant to NGO

Technology Ambassadors Workshop

• (students compete for limited number of slots)
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• Separate grant to NGO

Leadership Reentry Workshop for Students with Disabilities

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• Separate grant to NGO

Reentry Workshops

Placement Organizations

Students Return Home

Travel - American Councils

Organized Alumni Activities

• American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
• Alumni Small Grants Competition
• "Faces of FLEX" photo contest
• Lehigh University's Iacocca Institute Global Village for Future Leaders of Business and Industry
  (Program alumni compete for limited number of slots)

Additional Resources

> Goals

> Recruitment & Selection

> Programmatic Components

> Alumni Activities

> Photo Gallery

> Contact Information