In the four years of its existence, the FLEX alumni community in Estonia has connected by creating traditions that bring the community together. Their staple events that have become tradition are the annual visit to Maarja Village during the...

Karine Veersalu ’17 (Rapla, Estonia/ Brookville, IN) is an ambitious alumna from Estonia. After returning from the U.S., she used her newly acquired skills to work as an English mentor at a middle school in Rapla and as a...

Vladislav Virtonen ’19 (Sillamäe, Estonia/ Gladstone, MO) and Georgi Sokolov ’18 (Narva, Estonia/ Bonney Lake, WA) have been the two of the most active members of the Estonian FLEX Alumni community from the first minute they returned from their...

Fifty-four FLEX alumni from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania attended the Central Europe FLEX Ability Workshop on November 13-16.  Participants learned about smart storytelling and left the trainings understanding how to create a story spine and storyboard; techniques...

American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce the annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) Matching Grants program for FLEX and YES alumni. The GYSD Matching Grants program is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs...