American Councils for International Education has completed all testing for the for the FLEX Secondary School Exchange Program 2016-2017 program cycle in Turkmenistan.

More than 900 students in Turkmenistan participated across seven different testing centers in each region of the country.  Final results for all regions expected in April of 2016.

Finalists in the competition will have the opportunity to live with an American family and study in an American high school during the 2016-2017 school year.
The FLEX program pays for all travel, housing and living expenses for program participants with all funding generously provided by the Government of the United States of America.  FLEX testing is open to all high school students who meet the requirements of the program including students with disabilities.  More than 220 disabled students have participated in FLEX over the program’s history, including 4 from Turkmenistan.

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The FLEX competition in Ashgabat was fairly intense this year with over 370 students participating. The list of Round 3 invitees can be found here. Students invited to Round 3 should come to School #20 at least 15 minutes before their scheduled Round 3 session and MUST bring a BLACK pen. Congratulations to the FLEX participants in Ashgabat who passed Round 2 and best of luck in Round 3!