PIE - FLEX Events

Mid-Year Orientations
December & January
Regional Managers coordinate this event, so be on the look-out for notifications.

Host Appreciation Month
February
Show your appreciation to your host family by doing something nice.   Some ideas are to prepare them breakfast, make them a personalized card, help with some extra chores, or tell FLEX@pieusa.org just how awesome your host is!

Referral Month
March
For each host you refer to P.I.E. that selects a 2008-09 student (arriving in August 2008), you receive a $75 referral bonus.  Ask your Regional Manager about details.

Global Youth Service Day
April 25- 27, 2008
Be one of the millions of youth to participate in the largest service event in the world! This month, focus your Community Service on tutoring young children, engage in disaster relief, register new voters, or educate your community about good nutrition. 

Pre-Departure Orientations
April & May
The time to leave the USA will be approaching, get all the details on what you need to do and begin to say goodbye.  Regional Managers coordinate this event, so be on the look-out for notifications.

Return Travel Plans
Mid-May to June
Students will receive a letter with choices of return travel dates, be sure to respond.

Last Chance to Select a New FLEX Student
June 15
Give someone else the opportunity to study in the USA too!  The 2008-09 group is waiting to hear from caring hosts.  As an experienced FLEX student, you can provide guidance and friendship to the ‘new’ one, via your host family and the internet J 

2008-09 FLEX Students Arrive
August
Americans hosts welcome new students to their home and to the United States!

Post-Arrival Orientations
September – October
Newly arrived students meet each other and learn about the FLEX program.  Regional Managers coordinate this event, so be on the look-out for notifications.

International Education Week 
November 17- 21, 2008
FLEX students give presentations on their Home Country to various groups or organizations as part of IEW week.