AFS Orientation Schedule 2006-2007 Miss Tennky Area Team Events with asterisk are mandatory Check the web site for the latest on times, directions, corrections, and updates! (last updated May 17, 2007) Saturday, August 5, 2006 9:00 AM-12: 30 PM *Host Family Training and *Liaison Training Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, August 10-12 4 PM *Welcome Orientation for AFS Students Arriving in Nashville, TN Host Parents pick up their AFS students at 4PM Saturday, September 9th 7:30 AM-NOON *Post Arrival ("Fall") Orientation for Host Parents Saturday and Sunday, September 9 and 10 7:30 AM *Post Arrival ("Fall") Orientation (overnight) for for hosted AFS students, their teen host siblings, and recent AFS returnees September 23 Mt. Juliet Pow Wow; All invited (Mandatory for Cluster (CB & YES) students) October 14 AFS Volunteers at the 5K Run for Oktoberfest booth. Everyone invited October 21 Halloween Party given by Wilson County Chapter; All invited December 1 OR 2 TBA *Pre departure orientation for Americans Going abroad in early 2007 December 10 Holiday Party at the Moons' home. Check home page for details and directions. January 2007 TBA Departure for home of 2006 Winter arrival students January TBA *Welcome Orientation for Winter Arrival Students Saturday, February 3 *Mid Year Orientation for Hosted Students and Host Families April TBA AFS Volunteers for Nashville Youth P.U.L.S.E Day. All AFS students, host siblings, and Americans Abroad invited. Mandatory for all Cluster Students. Saturday, April 14, 2007 What: West Wilson AFS Tie Dye Party and BBQ Who: AFS students, family, friends, returnees and volunteers Where: Charlie Daniels Park, 1075 Charlie Daniels Pkwy, Mt Juliet, 37122 (pavilion #3 located closest to the playground) Time: 2:30pm-9:00pm Tie dye instructor will be on hand to teach students, family & friends the art of tie dying a t shirt. Cost is $12.00 per shirt, exchange students will tie dye 1 shirt at no charge (area team & chapter pick up the expense). Instruction starts at 3pm. We will also have Whitt’s BBQ and invite you to bring a dessert or side dish to share (not mandatory). We plan to go to the Cedar Creek Sports Center, 10770 Lebanon Road, Mt Juliet, 37122 around 6pm for go karts, batting cages, mini golf, etc. This is also at no charge to the exchange students (for up to 5 activities or rides). We should be done around 9pm. Please contact Jackie O'Connor at 305 4584 with a head count for both food as well as t shirts sizes for those who will be dying shirts by April 7th. Bring your soccer ball, Frisbee, etc. as there is a nice field for games. Join us. Thanks, Jackie O’Connor & Joyce Barrett Saturday, June 2, 2007 8:45 AM to 4:30 PM "Super Orientation" Day for: *Hosted AFS Students - All Day *Host families - All Day *Families of students Americans going abroad - All Day *Americans Abroad - All Day *AFS Information Day for interested host families from 10:30-11:30 LOCATION: at Watkins College of Art & Design, located at 2298 Metro Center Blvd, Nashville, TN 37228. NOTE: Directions are on our "Directions" page. After the orientation, our Group Activity will be at Centennial Park, 2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN where we will park and bring lawn chairs, blankets, sports equipment, sit on the lawn close to the Centennial Event Shelter (an outdoor covered shelter), for the BIG BAND DANCE EVENT. You can either bring your own picnic supper or purchase your supper at the FOOD TENT, that sells chicken, hot dogs, drinks, etc. The dance lesson begins at 7 until 7:30 PM followed by dancing for everyone until 10 PM. Sunday, June 24, 2007 Host families will say good-bye to their students in Nashville at 1:30 PM, Sunday, June 24. Later that day students will have a 6-hour End-of-Stay Orientation. Select for some details and instructions. URL: http://misstennky.org/ Select to contact the Webmaster This site was created November 3, 1999. Caught in a frame window? Click here. This site and all the information it contains (including e.g., text, graphics, photographs, music, physical and electronic addresses, and phone numbers) are copyrighted and is intended for purely individual viewing and may not be stored, transmitted, broadcast, shared, printed, altered, posted, projected, nor used for any commercial nor non-commercial purposes without the prior express written consent of the AFS-USA Miss Tennky Area Team. Copyright © 1999-2008 All Rights Reserved by AFS-USA Miss Tennky Area Team