World Educational Services Foundation

<BODY background="images/background2.gif" font face=helvetica vlink="black" link="red"> <table> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP> <img src="images/weslogosml.gif" width=130 hegiht=82 alt="WES Logo"> </td> <td><img src="images/banner.gif" width=504 hegiht=82 alt="Welcome to the World Educational Services Foundation"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font face="helvetica" size=1 color="#D0B49B"> <b>2111 Franklin Street<br> Oakland, CA 94612-3003<br> Tel: 1-510-452-0200<br> Fax: 1-510-452-9430<br> <font face="futura" size=1 ><a href="mailto:info@wesfoundation.org">email</a> </font></b></font></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top><img usemap="#list" src="images/list.gif" width=135 height=286 border=0 alt="Navigation"></td> <map name="list"> <area shape="rect" coords="0,9 135,41" href="exchange.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="14,50 136,72" href="students.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="3,84 136,104" href="coords.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="34,114 136,137" href="hosts.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="37,152 136,175" href="schools.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="40,184 135,216" href="info.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="27,225 136,258" href="form.html"> <area shape="rect" coords="48,266 137,287" href="wesapplication_3.html"> </map> <td width=300> <BLOCKQUOTE><img src="images/3.jpeg" width=323 height=216><br><br> <img src="images/W.gif" align=left> <font FACE="futura" SIZE =2> orld Educational Services (WES) Foundation is a non-profit educational institution, founded in October 1984 in Oakland, California, dedicated to promoting global friendship through cultural exchange between the United States and other nations. WES Foundation is a designated sponsor of a Teenager-Exchange-Visitor Program by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), authorized to issue the Form IAP-66, which enable students to apply for the J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa at the nearest U.S. Consulate. <BR><p> The <a href="exchange.html" target="_self">WES Academic Exchange Program</a> in the United States is designed for the student 15 to 18 years of age who desires to experience firsthand the U.S. educational system and learn about U.S. culture and customs by living as a member of a U.S. family for five or ten months while attending a U.S. high school. <br><p> WES offers a similar academic exchange experience for the U.S. student who desires to study abroad. The program calendar depends upon the specific academic year of the host country. WES also offers short-term cultural exchange programs for the student who desires a one to three month introduction to the customs and way of life of the host country. <br><br> <br><br> <hr><CENTER> <font FACE="helvetica" SIZE =2><a href="students.html">The WES Student</a> | <a href="hosts.html">Host Families</a> | <A href="schools.html">High Schools</a><br> <br> <a href="info.html">General Information</a> | <a href="form.html">Send More Info!</a> | <a href="wesapplication_3.html">Application</a> | <a href="index.html">WES Homepage</a></font> </CENTER> </font></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table> </BODY>