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YES Program


YES ProgramA program for secondary school students from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Brunei, Egypt, Gaza, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel (Arab Communities), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malyasia, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Phillipines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, West Bank, and Yemen to spend up to one academic  year in the US. Students live with host famlies and attend high school, engaging in community life. iEARN is currently responsible for the recruitment of students from Pakistan, Arab-Israel, and Bangladesh, with students from Mali, Senegal, and Ethiopia joining in the 2007-08 school year.  iEARN is partnering with a number of other organizations, including AYUSA, AMIDEAST, Close Up Foundation, and Sister Cities International to enhance the program through ongoing online project partnerships among  participating schools.  As part of the program, participating students exchange experiences via iEARN cyber-diaries (pictured below left).YES alumni students stay connected and share the ongoing impact of their year in the YES Consortium Alumni Database. Click for YES  activities in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
YES Group Photo
 YES Pakistan 2007 Departure Orientation
Cyberdiaries Screen Shot  
The YES Program is made possible through funding from the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. For more information on this program from the Department of State, click here.
 
 
 
 
For photos from the 2006 Arrival, click here!
 
 iEARN was honored as a Laureate in the Education category for the 2004 Tech Museum Awards
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  iEARN received a 2003 Goldman Sachs' Prize for Excellence in International Education with the Asia Society
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