“Intercultura Changed My Life”: Luca Parmitano’s AFS Story
In 1993, at 17 years old, Luca Parmitano left Catania, Sicily, for a year of study in Mission Viejo, California.…
Author: AFS Intercultural Programs
Mapping the Heart with the Ohlson Family: The Life-Changing Effects of an AFS Experience
In the small coastal city of Falkenberg, in Sweden’s Halland county, Anne-Marie and Karl-Gustav Ohlson raised three daughters. But over…
Mapping the Heart with Cameron Chisholm: The Life-Changing Effects of an AFS Experience
Cameron Chisholm turned 18 somewhere over the Atlantic. He landed in Slovakia on his birthday, in August 1998, a teenager…
200 Full Scholarships for Global STEM Changemakers
🇸🇳 Français | 🇲🇷 العربية | 🇦🇴 Português 200 scholarships will support students aged 15–20 through a 12-week global virtual…
50 Full Scholarships for STEM Educators in Mauritania & Senegal
🇸🇳 Français | 🇲🇷 العربية AFS Intercultural Programs is offering 50 full scholarships for the AFS Global STEM Educators: Mauritania-Senegal…
Job Opening: Digital Marketing & Content Operations Intern
Applications closed on May 15, 2026. About the Role We are looking for a highly organized, trend-savvy undergraduate to help…
From Principles to Practice: Intercultural Learning as a Pathway to Meaningful Youth Participation in the United Nations
SIDE EVENT AT THE 2026 ECOSOC YOUTH FORUM “Innovate, Unite and Transform: Youth Shaping the Road to 2030” Organized by: AFS…
Beyond the Classroom: How Italian Schools are Building the Citizens of Tomorrow
Last year, a groundbreaking initiative called AGISCI (“Cittadinanza Globale Attiva A Scuola” or “Active Global Citizenship at School”) transformed traditional…
Educator Spotlight | A True Teacher is Always a Learner
What makes a teacher stay passionate after nearly three decades? José Antonio Alcalde López, an educator who participated in the…