International Education Week 2019

International Education Week is taking place November 18-22, 2019.  We invite au pairs and host families to share your experiences with us! International Education Week (IEW) began in 2000 and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the U.S. Department of Education. This important week is observed [...]

By |2019-12-12T20:33:04-05:00November 8th, 2019|Blog, Uncategorized|Comments Off on International Education Week 2019

IEW Contest Winners

This year for International Education Week (IEW) we asked au pairs to share their stories. Included in their essays  was their reason why speaking multiple languages is important.  We have chosen 1 winner and 2 runner ups. Winner: Chanté from South Africa in Eileen Friedman's Long Island cluster. Chanté decided to teach Afrikaans, her native [...]

By |2018-12-12T20:47:10-05:00December 11th, 2018|Blog|Comments Off on IEW Contest Winners

IEW Contest – International Education Week

International Education Week - November 12-16, 2018 International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This year, Au Pair in America au pairs will have the opportunity to win a prize by sharing their experience with Global Awareness. Submission requirements and guidelines – choose ONE of [...]

By |2018-10-31T19:39:34-04:00October 31st, 2018|Blog|Comments Off on IEW Contest – International Education Week

Au Pairs Tour Yale University

Margret's Connecticut-based cluster had the opportunity to tour Yale University.  After which the au pairs were spectators of a very American sport - Football! YALE UNIVERSITY TOUR: APs rubbing the golden toe of Yale's 10th President, Theodore Dwight Woolsey, for good luck. Fun at the Yale-Princeton football game.      

By |2017-01-16T23:06:54-05:00December 16th, 2016|Learn about the U.S.|Comments Off on Au Pairs Tour Yale University

Au Pairs Collect School Supplies for International Education Week

This year International Education Week (IEW) took place November 14th-18th. The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education launched this joint iniative to "celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide."  For more information on IEW visit their website. In an effort to uphold the spirit of IEW, clusters across Virginia and Maryland [...]

By |2016-12-19T18:48:53-05:00December 6th, 2016|Blog|Comments Off on Au Pairs Collect School Supplies for International Education Week

International Education Week (IEW) November 14-18,2016

International Education Week began in 2000 and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the U.S. Department of Education. This important week is observed all across the United States and in more than 100 countries overseas. IEW is an opportunity for exchange students worldwide to share with [...]

By |2016-10-27T12:35:48-04:00October 27th, 2016|Blog|Comments Off on International Education Week (IEW) November 14-18,2016
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