AFS Intercultural Programs is pleased to announce the release of the Framework for Active Global Citizenship, focused on fostering the abilities needed for navigating a globally interconnected society and contributing…
As part of the AFS Effect+ for the Classroom program, participating teachers are invited to work with their students in the Sir Cyril Taylor Young Leaders Awards Competition. The program,…
AFS Global Up Americas program aims to foster cross-cultural connections and global competence through virtual exchange. It emphasizes the empowerment of both educators and students, and we were eager to…
AFS Intercultural Programs is excited to open applications for the AFS Effect+ for the Classroom program from December 11, 2023 – January 15, 2024. 150 scholarships for high school teachers…
by Eunice Neta, Program Policy & Support Consultant, AFS Intercultural Programs What is the impact of intercultural exchange programs on young people’s values and behavior? Are such experiences teaching them…
by Dylan Peterson, Education Development Specialist, AFS Intercultural Programs On World Teachers’ Day, 5 October, AFS Intercultural Programs recognizes and praises the essential and tireless work of educators all over…
by Cecilia Vasquez, Director AFS Guatemala The AFS organizations in countries that form the Latin American Alliance for Intercultural Education, ALEI, are now open to host and organize faculty-led programs…
300 Educators from 61 countries have just graduated from their AFS Effect+ for the Classroom program, supported by the Cyril Taylor Charitable Foundation. The AFS Effect+ program began in October…
by Veronica Boix Mansilla, AFS Education Committee Chair, and Principal Investigator and Executive Committee member at Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education We live in remarkable times. Over the…