AFS fosters intercultural competence through 5 free webinars
Digital and online learning are among the key ways to make intercultural education more inclusive and available to diverse groups…
Intercultural Learning
We educate to change the world
At the second regional AFS forum in the Caribbean, “Education and Global Citizenship: Developing Essential Competences for the 21st Century,”…
AFS and Africa: Engaging with Youth on the Fastest-Growing Continent
As AFS prepares for the 50th anniversary of its activities in Ghana, we find ourselves reflecting on our longstanding ties…
AFS awards outstanding education initiatives that tackle community issues
AFS Intercultural Programs organizes public education events worldwide to make a powerful and transformative impact, foster intercultural learning and bring…
Bringing global education to Tokyo’s public schools
AFS Japan has been appointed to run an exciting new program infusing Japanese public schools with global education, collaborating with…
Global citizenship education forum in Ghana to explore key skills for employability
AFS Intercultural Programs and the British Council are proud to announce the Global Citizenship Education: Essential for Employability and the…
Guatemala’s perspective on global citizenship education
AFS Guatemala will host the first national forum on global citizenship education on 25 July 2017 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The…
How to teach about culture when you are a foreign language teacher
More and more foreign language syllabi include an intercultural dimension in their design. Foreign language teachers rely on specialized content…
Transforming expectations into acceptance
This article was written by Sara-Louise Williams, an AFS exchange student from New Zealand, studying abroad in Argentina. Sara-Louise describes…