AFS Teacher Exchanges Presented at UNESCO Forum
AFS presented its highly regarded teachers exchange program Educadores con Causa (Teachers with Purpose) at the UNESCO 2019 Forum on…
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Demonstrating Best Practices in Global Competence Education at the NAFSA Conference
The 2019 NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo gathered 10,000 international educators this May in Washington D.C., USA. The event was…
Learning to Live Together Must Become a 21st Century Educational Right
“Developing real solutions to the world’s interlinked problems—to our problems—depends on everyone working together at some fundamental levels. Given these…
Bringing Intercultural Learning and Peace Education to Kenyan High Schools
AFS Kenya will provide an intercultural learning and peace education program in 50 Kenyan high schools. This May, the National…
AFS leverages regional events to build coalitions to promote global competence education
Over the past five years, AFS has joined forces with local schools, universities, NGOs and government ministries to highlight the…
Intercultural Learning Needs Interfaith Dialogue
by Melissa Liles, Chief Global Engagement Officer, AFS Intercultural Programs Institutions of faith are critical but often under-recognized actors in…
Who is changing the world? Educators are!
by Hazar Yildirim, AFS Director of Strategic Alliances I’ve just returned from the Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF) organized…
AFS Global Conference Will Explore New Ways to Educate Global Citizens
What will it take to empower more active global citizens determined to make their impact on the world? This year,…
I am a Global Citizen
by Daniel Obst, AFS President & CEO Who would have thought two simple words—global citizen—would cause such an emotional debate…