Every year between July and February AFS hosts different large-scale selection days for overseas exchange program applicants to review if they are suitable to participate in our programs through activities and interviews. Therefore we need to recruit a large number of volunteers who have participated in previous one year or summer exchange programs to help organizing, leading activities and interviewing students (The format may adjust during the pandemic)

Through participating in the above activities, you will be able to: 

• Help AFS to make sure our overseas exchange programs will run smoothly
• Get to know more AFSers through organizing and participating in these activities
• Gain experience on organizing, leading activities and interviewing students, also the perceptions of current younger generations

In order to help our local students to find a suitable host family abroad, AFS organizes home visits for all pre-departure students to get to know their family situations and expectations. Therefore we need to recruit a large number of volunteers who have participated in previous one year or summer exchange programs to help visiting these students (Format may adjust during pandemic).

Through participating in the above activities, you will be able to:

• Help AFS to make sure our overseas exchange programs will run smoothly
• Help pre-departure students, not only in finding the most suitable host family abroad, they can also get to know the realistic expectations from your exchange experience
• Get to meet more AFSers by doing home visits together.
• Gain home visit experiences and have a brief perspective of the current younger generation

Annually, within different stages of the exchange program, we organize sharing and orientation camps for the exchange students and their parents. Through different activities, we hope to prepare the pre-departure students and help newly return local students to integrate into the local community again. Therefore, we need to recruit a large number of volunteers who have participated in previous one year or summer exchange programs to help organizing and leading the activities (Format may adjust during pandemic).

Through participating in the above activities, you will be able to:

• Help AFS to make sure our overseas exchange programs will run smoothly
• Help pre-departure students to be prepared, stay in contact with them after departure and provide them with mental support
• Get to meet more AFSers by organizing activities together
• Gain experience on organizing, leading activities and have a brief perspective of the current younger generation

When every foreign exchange student arrives in Hong Kong, they will be each assigned to a recent returnee, who will act as their first friends and help them during the adaptation period to:

• Introduce Hong Kong culture to the student and help them in adapting in local life
• Provide practical support like airport pick up, orientation activity venue drop off and pick up, assisting the student in handling school registration, HKID card and octopus application, etc (Format may adjust during pandemic).

By being a First Friend, you will be able to:

• Help AFS to make sure our local hosting programs will run smoothly
• Enhance the experience of the foreign exchange students
• Develop friendships with foreign students, host families and other support volunteers
• Gain experience on communication with different parties and problem solving

Annually, AFS need to find host families for numerous foreign exchange students. Therefore we need to recruit volunteers to help promote our program, including introducing our program to relatives and friends, share your hosting experience and help organizing recruitment activities.

Through participating in the above activities, you will be able to: 

• Help AFS to make sure our local hosting programs will run smoothly
• Assist the foreign students and allow them to match with an ideal host family
• Help promote the program and allow more Hong Kong families to benefit from it
• Get to meet more AFSers by organizing activities together
• Gain experience on sharing in front of the camera, public speaking, attending media interviews, organizing and leading activities

Each year in order for AFS to find an ideal host family for the foreign exchange students, we organize home visits for families who have applied to become an AFS host family, to get to know the environment and their expectations better. Therefore we need to recruit volunteers to help visiting these families (The format may adjust during the pandemic).

Through participating in the above activities, you will be able to:

• Help AFS to make sure our local hosting programs will run smoothly
• Assist the foreign students and allow them to match with an ideal host family
• Get to meet more AFSers by doing home visits together
• Gain home visit experiences and understand the perspectives of families nowadays

Annually, within different stages of the exchange program, we organize sharing and orientation camps for the foreign exchange students and their host families. Through different activities, we hope to help foreign students to integrate smoothly during the exchange and support them. Therefore, We would like to recruit volunteers to help organizing and leading the activities (Format may adjust during pandemic).

Through participating in the above activities, you will be able to:

• Help AFS to make sure our local hosting programs will run smoothly
• Enhance the experience of the foreign exchange students and their host families
• Develop friendships with foreign students, host families and other support volunteers
• Gain experience on organizing and leading activities

In the upcoming future, AFS would like to provide different training to all volunteers on topics like coaching, positive psychology, conflict management, negotiation, interview skills, public speaking, content creation and digital marketing, etc. Therefore we need to recruit volunteers with training experience to be the trainer or co-trainer for the activities and share your expertise.

Through participating in the above activities, you will be able to:

• Help AFS to provide support and training to volunteers, help making our programs to run smoothly
• Help AFS volunteers to develop multiple skill sets
• Get to know more AFSers through leading activities and other collaboration
• Obtain more training experiences

AFS plans to provide more training programs for volunteers and local students in future. Therefore we need to recruit volunteers to brainstorm possible new themes or ideas, source organizations or professionals to provide training, organize, assist and even serve as a facilitator during the activities.

Through participating in the above activities, you will be able to:

• Help AFS to provide support and training to volunteers, help making our programs to run smoothly
• Help AFS to become one of the leading organization in intercultural learning development
• Help the volunteers and local students to develop multiple skill sets
• Get to know more AFSers through different activities
• Obtain experience on planning, organizing and facilitating training