Winter FLEX Alumni Volunteering Activities in Poland
The fledgling FLEX alumni community in Poland bravely faced the cold winter months without letting the weather stop them from continuing to give back...
Hearts From the Heart
By Tatiana Sobusiak ’22 (Poznan, Poland / Oshkosh, WI)
When one of my family members was diagnosed with breast cancer, it was one of the...
FLEX and YES Alumnae Create International Educational NGO
In February, FLEX alumna Olga Jagiellowicz ’20 (Kolobrzeg, Poland/Monument, CO) teamed up with YES alumna Tatjana Syafira ’20 (Yogyakarta, Indonesia/Colorado Springs, CO) to found...
Announcing GYSD Matching Grants Program 2019
American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce the annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) Matching Grants program for FLEX and YES alumni....
FLEX Alumni Celebrate the U.S.-Poland Relationship
There was much to celebrate in Poland this summer. The country celebrated the 100thanniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and...
A Look Back at how FLEX Alumni in Poland Celebrated 2020 International Education Week
International Education Week is an initiative aimed at highlighting the benefits of international exchange and exchange. It is an annual event held in November...
Charity Chess Tournament Connects Passion and Fundraising for Children with Cancer
By Emilia Egeman ’23 (Czestochowa, Poland, placed by ASSE in Wayland, MI)
During my exchange year in Grand Rapids, Michigan, I volunteered at a local...
Helping Senior Citizens in Warsaw During COVID-19
In March 2020, when the COVID-19 outbreak began to effect Warsaw, FLEX alumnus Jakub Dzik ‘19 (Warsaw, Poland/Scio, NY) wanted to help out his...
Central Europe FLEX Ability Workshop 2019
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...