PAX - Program of Academic Exchange

Farewell to this great group of students who spent their exchange year in Arizona! They had their re-entry dinner with coordinator Marcia to prepare for their return home and share memories that will last a lifetime.

Are you ready to share your America with a PAX exchange student? We are looking for families all over the country to open their hearts and homes to a student this fall. Learn more and fill out a host family inquiry today!

https://pax.org/families

PAX families are forever families! In Indiana, PAX students Bento from Brazil (L) and Milan from Germany (R) were joined by alum Felipe from Ecuador, visiting after completing his freshman year of college, as they prepared for prom. We love a reunion!

Open your heart and home to a PAX exchange student this fall. Learn more about being a host family: https://pax.org/families

We're saying goodbye to another great group of students today. This bunch, who spent their exchange year in Indiana, gathered at the home of Dan, their coordinator, for a special farewell evening with host families and friends.

The festivities featured a speech from the mayor, memory videos for the students, and Oscar-style PAXY awards. What a great send-off!

Welcome a PAX exchange student into your heart and home in the fall as a host family. Learn more: https://pax.org/families

PAX students have a great time participating in extracurricular activities, especially high school sports! Many try a new sport for the first time and enjoy the experience of being on a team at their host high schools. Fakhri from Azerbaijan played on the volleyball team in Indiana and celebrated the end of the season with his host parents.

What sports are popular at your local high school? Become a PAX host family and share your America with an exchange student this fall: https://pax.org/families

A favorite end-of-year tradition is the Senior Sunset. Fatimah from India called her Iowa evening a bittersweet symphony as she celebrated a year of new friends as she prepares to return home.

She'll carry this golden hour memory with her for a lifetime!

Goodbyes are hard, but parties make them easier! Brianne and her group of PAXers in Indiana had one last gathering before the students head home. They shared memories of a great year and the fondest of farewells.

These are bonds that last a lifetime. Share your America with a PAX exchange student this fall: https://pax.org/families

It's PAX Press time! Our final issue of the 2025-26 exchange year is out and filled with contest winners, stand-out students, and looks back at a wonderful year.

Check out the full issue: pax.org/june-2026

And just like that, we come to the end of another prom season. Huge thanks to everyone who sent in their pictures so we could share the fun!

Featured Students:

Mia from Austria in Indiana
Milan from Germany in Indiana (prom prince of the junior class)
Shikin from Nigeria in Ohio

Now is the time to think ahead to fall. We're looking for host families all over the country to share their America with a PAX exchange student. Learn more and fill out a host family inquiry today! https://pax.org/families

New experiences are everywhere! Qin Yi from Malaysia earned a role in her New Hampshire host high school's spring musical. It was her first time performing in a musical and a dream come true.

Brava, Qin Yi!

You can help make dreams come true for a PAX student this fall! Learn more about becoming a host family: https://pax.org/families

As we know, there are many "firsts" during every exchange year. For Omar from Egypt, that included his first time on a roller coaster! Along with his coordinator, Brianne (who is also a host mom), and fellow PAXers Hussin from Malaysia, Lena from Poland, and Yu Wei from Malaysia, he visited Cedar Point in Ohio and rode every coaster he was able. A new joy unlocked!

Share your America with a PAX exchange student this fall. Learn more about being a host family: https://pax.org/families