Delavan-Darien students, host families expand their horizons through AFS
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AFS exchange student Urara Miyazaki enjoys a silly moment in her bedroom at her host family’s home. Miyazaki is staying with Elliott and Monica Los of Delavan and attending Delavan-Darien High School.
DELAVAN — It’s all about breaking down barriers, whether they’re social, cultural, economic or linguistic. And in most cases, it involves all of the above.
American Field Service, or AFS, provides intercultural and international learning opportunities for students, families, schools and communities. And in turn, the organization’s hope is that the positive strides made in communication and better understanding at the local level will help create a more just and peaceful world.
That’s quite a goal, but every year more than 13,000 individuals in 40 countries participate in volunteer-based AFS programs.
And that applies to schools in Walworth County, including the Delavan-Darien School District, which boasts one of the oldest foreign exchange efforts in the area and the state of Wisconsin ... CONTINUED
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