J-1 High School Cultural Program

Teens all over the world have dreams of attending a High School in the USA, and of experiencing American culture first hand. These experiences are…

Greenheart loves to hear from our travelers about what their cultural exchange experience here in the USA means to them. What is it like to…

The Lasting Impact of Cultural Exchange

The Lasting Impact of Cultural Exchange

Posted December 9 by Carol Fletcher

We recently shared some stories about Roger and Lee White, former extraordinary Regional Directors for Greenheart. When Roger passed in 2009, Greenheart set up a…

Greenheart and the Roger White Scholarship

Greenheart and the Roger White Scholarship

Posted December 9 by Carol Fletcher

Lee and Roger White worked as Greenheart Regional Directors for about 15 years—finding the best host families for international high school exchange students and supporting…

Antoneta from Albania recently shared some of her experiences as a high school student in the USA.  She is a YES scholarship recipient and is…

Life as a Greenheart Local Coordinator

Life as a Greenheart Local Coordinator

Posted September 23 by Carol Fletcher

Greenheart Local Coordinators are equal parts matchmaker, mentor, and monitor. They keep an eye out for our high school foreign exchange students and their host…

A look at the first few weeks of the school year – from the student’s and the host family’s points of view We love to…

Why host an international exchange student? 

Why host an international exchange student? 

Posted August 6 by Carol Fletcher

There are thousands of reasons to open your heart and home to an international high school exchange student.  Here’s the story of Anna from the…

The perks of being a Greenheart Local Coordinator

The perks of being a Greenheart Local Coordinator

Posted July 6 by Greenheart Exchange

Local Coordinators (LCs)  facilitate host family and international high school student relationships in their local communities. They ensure that our cultural exchange programs run smoothly…