History of ATIL/CCL

Arizona Student Exchange Program

Connecting Arizona families with the opportunity for international friendships and cultural exchange

History of ATIL/CCL

ATIL/CCL was created in January 1972 to promote youth travel and youth exchanges between France and other European countries and the United States.

Since it's creation, the main goal of ATIL/CCL was to strengthen and promote international friendship through student travel and student exchanges. Student groups have been traveling to the USA since 1983.

Students have been traveling to gateway cities in the US since 1983, including Phoenix, San Diego, Orlando, and Scranton, Pennsylvania for brief stays with volunteer host families.

Corentine Olivetti (Valence, France) and the Sandoval Family visit Las Vegas.

Summer 2009 students enjoy an overnight to the magestic Grand Canyon

Arizona as a Host State

Arizona Families have been welcoming French students for the past 14 years.

An average of 14-18 students arrive in a group each July for the opportunity to spend approximately 3 weeks with a volunteer host family.

Individual students travel on other dates throughout the year.

Host families are always needed and being sought to support this experience for new students.