AFX Student Exchange

mber of our team is a French or Australian English native speaker, fluent in both languages, who has lived in both countries and has been involved with student exchange programs as a participant, host or organiser. As AFX focuses only on programs between Australia and France, our team has an unmatched level of expertise that goes into the organisation of every program. This specialised knowledge means that AFX truly understands what is required to make your program a beneficial, safe, authentic and unforgettable experience. Each application begins with your one-on-one interview; taking time to get to know you and your family, your likes and dislikes, your personality, interests and hobbies, all helping AFX to best match you with your carefully screened and selected host family and correspondent. AFX also helps you prepare for your journey, giving useful advice and providing support and expertise to you throughout your program all the way to your return home. There is always a member of the AFX team, contactable at all times, at hand to help you with whatever challenges you encounter. AFX knows that each student and their experience on one of our programs will be different, and creates an environment for your program that gives you the best chance of success. AFX has also partnered with the Alliance Française of Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane,Canberra and Adelaide. AFX, like the Alliance Française, is committed to providing experiences to Australian students to improve both their French language skills and understanding of French culture. As a special offer, students participating in our high-school programs who apply early will be entitled to a free intensive French course run by their local Alliance Française. AFX feels that taking part in such a course maximizes your chances of improving your French and making the most of your exchange to France. AFX is a VRQA approved student exchange organisation. A little history:

AFX Student Exchange was started when Elisabeth Thomas, a mère de famille in Paris, France, was looking for an exchange program for her daughter. What she found was a host of organisations offering generic and impersonal exchange programs to many different countries. Elisabeth had a feeling that if her daughter was well matched with an Australian host family and correspondent, the benefits of the exchange would be much greater. Unable to find anything that she felt was able to provide such an experience, Elizabeth contacted her friend in Melbourne, Ben Dinning, to help her do just that. Elisabeth’s daughter Vinciane was the first student to benefit from the care and personalised approach Elisabeth and Ben took to organising her exchange, and the demand for this service grew, with Elisabeth and Ben creating AFX as a company in 2001. For the last 15 years, AFX’s aim is to provide exchanges of the highest quality, where all families and students are treated with the same level of care as that very first exchange. AFX has grown and now offers a range of programs between Australia and France to suit many students needs, still with that same spirit of care and attention to detail that has been at the focus from the very start.