Amity Institute

Building International Friendship and Cultural Understanding Through Teaching Exchange.

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Why Work with Amity Institute?

We have close to 60 years of experience.

Since 1962, Amity Institute has been committed to building international friendship and cultural understanding through teaching exchange. Amity’s longevity has allowed us to learn how to expertly navigate the ins and outs of international exchange. Rest assured, there is no situation we are not prepared for. To learn more about our history, click here.

We are with you every step of the way.

From preparing for your visa appointment, to your very last day in the United States, Amity Institute is here to support you. Each participant is assigned to an individual Program Counselor, whose main responsibility is to ensure that every exchange teacher or intern’s experience goes as smoothly as possible. Simply put, we have your back.

Our reputation is impeccable both internationally and locally.

Amity Institute is currently working with individuals from 25 different countries, with placements in over half the states in the USA. Our visa sponsorship includes approximately 400 interns and 300 exchange teachers. In order to operate on such a broad scale, it is imperative that our reputation is near flawless. We pride ourselves on maintaining excellent relationships with our host schools, screening officers, and communities.

We are a nonprofit organization.

While some organizations have primarily monetary goals, Amity Institute uses all financial gains to further support our mission of cultural exchange.

The Amity community will become your extended family.

Your involvement with Amity Institute does not end when you leave the United States. One of the best parts of our organization is the lifelong relationships that develop after an exchange. Our Team is constantly in touch with Amity Alumni, whether via email or social networks, often receiving updates on their professional development. Many times, our former interns will return to participate years later in our Exchange Teacher program. Other times, we receive messages detailing participant reunions, or host families traveling across the world to see their former intern. In our organization, you are not just a participant, you are a family member.


This experience changed my life! Now, I have more dreams and some other goals. I'm so thankful for everything that I've learned. I want to continue growing as a human and as a teacher. The Amity program is one the best things that ever happened to me." - Michelle, 2018-2019 Intern

We have been working with Amity for several years. Learning about different cultures, communities, traditions, music, arts, dances and more, helps our students to see the world as a global place fostering diversity and respect. Having a second adult in the classroom helps our teachers to be able to have more individualized attention to students and work on small groups. Amity has been a wonderful organization to work with, reliable and accessible, bringing highly qualified young people to work in our school."- Maria Buceta Miller, Amity School Coordinator, John Stanford International School

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Intern, Sharon, from Colombia, shared some photos Intern, Sharon, from Colombia, shared some photos and also let us know how her internship is going. She has had nothing but wonderful experiences so far with her host family and host school and everyone has been very kind! 🇨🇴

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How is the school year going for you so far? We’ How is the school year going for you so far? We’d love to hear! 

Pictured here: Amity interns placed in Winona, Minnesota 

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Congratulations to two of our first year teachers Congratulations to two of our first year teachers from the Philippines: Mrs. Gamundoy and Mrs. Balangue on your news article and TV feature! 

We are very pleased to see how much you are enjoying your time in the U.S. and wish you both a successful school year. Click on the link in our bio to read the article. 

We enjoy reading news articles and seeing any media coverage regarding our participants and host schools, so please forward them to us as well! ☺️

Pictured here: Mrs. Balangue with her students (1st photo) and Mrs. Gamundoy with her students (2nd photo)

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Amity Intern, Gabriel, from El Salvador, spent som Amity Intern, Gabriel, from El Salvador, spent some time with his host dad and brother at the Minnesota State Fair! 🇸🇻🎡🎟️

What are some activities you’ve done so far with your host family? 

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Did you know that most of our interns are placed i Did you know that most of our interns are placed in Minnesota? Every year we conduct one large orientation for interns placed in Minnesota and everyone had the opportunity to meet Amity’s Executive Director, Jim Price! Comment down below if you are in the photo! 🧐

We would like to give a huge shoutout to our host school community for your assistance with ensuring that your interns arrive at the orientation on time and for your guidance throughout the year - we can’t do any of this without you! 

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Amity’s Executive Director, Jim Price, had the o Amity’s Executive Director, Jim Price, had the opportunity to meet most of our teachers in Minnesota last week during the orientation! We hope you all have a wonderful school year! 

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