Educators can now download a new free resource, recognized by UNESCO-APCEIU, for teaching Active Global Citizenship & the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for high school students: the AFS Effect+…
1000+ future AFS exchange students joined the AFS Global Student MeetUp, a virtual preparation for their high school study abroad programs. Participants connected with one another across countries, interacted with…
by Andrés Peñaloza Lanza, Educator and School Relations Consultant at AFS Intercultural Programs According to the United Nations, three-quarters of the world’s major conflicts are rooted in cultural differences. Learning how…
AFS has a long-standing history of significant contributions to the research of intercultural education, often working in partnership with leading institutions and notable researchers. In an effort to get a better…
Young people all over the world are calling for change – but do they have the skills they need to create the change they want to see? Last month, AFS…
AFS Intercultural Programs is proud to partner with Education New Zealand (ENZ) to deliver a customized version of the AFS Global Competence Certificate (GCC): an award-winning program that develops tangible…
Under the theme of: Globalize, Connect, Transform, 6,000 participants from Latin America and Europe met last week to debate the present and future of education. From June 1 to…
It’s clear that the pandemic has accelerated the use of technology and online learning for those of us in (international) education far beyond what most had prepared or planned for.…
Although the pandemic demonstrates our global interconnectivity and why intercultural skills are essential, empowering students to develop these abilities has become increasingly challenging in times of COVID-19. Surveys show that…