Introducing the YES Program!

 

    

The YES Program, most of you might or might not have heard of this amazing program... But the question that many of you might ask is, WHAT IS ALL THIS ABOUT?! WHEN IS IT?! and HOW DO I APPLY!?

WHAT IS ALL ABOUT!

First of all, YES stands for Youth Exchange & Study program. It is a student exchange program between the United States of America and Muslim majority countries all around the world and Malaysia is one of them!

After the 9/11 incident, the United States Government realize how important it is to foster mutual understanding between the United States and Muslim countries and in the year 2004, the first batch of YES Students went on their amazing experience in the US. This unique program is a scholarship program which is FULLY funded by the United States Department of States under the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Students selected for the program will be sent to America and experience SIX MONTH of American Culture... They will live with american family, go to american high school, play american sports and just experience the whole american experience...

HOW & WHEN IS THE PROGRAM

The YES Program is administered by an non-profit organization called American Field Service (AFS). The program is open to all Form 5 students. Applications for this program are open from January and will close in April and students can obtain the application form from the link provided. Once students sent in their application, they will be informed about the interview session held locally around Malaysia. Students who are shortlisted in the first interview, a selection camp will be held to interview and determine the participants of the YES Program.

Students will be apply while they are in their from 5's and if successfully selected, students will be leaving to the United States in January where they spend 6 months there and will return to Malaysia in July.

For more information please visit www.yesprograms.org & www.afsmas.org/mas_ma/home or check out the YES ALUMNI FACEBOOK PAGE.

Here are some photos of our alumni's experience with the YES Program.

Faisal Hassan (YES 2007)

Kirueben Visvaraj (YES 2007)

Nafis Ghazali (YES 2009)

Sharmanan Karunakaran (YES 2009)

Nur Syuhada (YES 2010)

Jim Chua (YES2009)

Huda Saber (YES 2007)