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Alumni  Host  Us  Exchange  Students

YES alumni pose with U.S. students at the Middle East International School

The Middle East International School, in coordination with YES alumni from Qatar and the Center for Global Studies, recently hosted five U.S. exchange students from Norwalk, CT. This was a one-week exchange that involved much planning, from finding host families, to scheduling different cultural events. Alumnus Hassan Younis, YES 2011-2012 and his family volunteered to host a student and had a wonderful experience! 

The culminating event was an Arabic barbecue where, in addition to the wonderful food, those assembled were treated to presentations by YES alumni, a selected YES 2014 Finalist, a UN official, and a host family from Qatar. At the close of the event, it was determined that exchange visits such as these would be organized on an annual basis. 


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