Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study (YES) Abroad

Students live with host families, attend high school, engage in activities to learn about the host country's society and values, acquire leadership skills, and help educate others about American culture while learning about their host country's culture. Approximately 65 American students travel overseas each year.

Upon their return to the United States, the students apply their leadership skills and share their knowledge about their host countries through community engagement.

The YES Abroad program is administered in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs by a consortium of organizations led by American Councils for International Education in partnership with AFS-USA, Inc., the American-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST), and the International Education and Resource Network (iEARN).