Virtual Exchange Effectively Fosters Global Competence, a New AFS Study Finds
Virtual exchanges have a meaningful immediate impact on the development of global competence among high-school aged youth around the world,…
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Role of Exchanges: Navigating Conflicting Values and Bridging Divides
Intercultural exchanges, like the ones offered by AFS, often lead young people to re-examine their values and even adopt some…
AFS Staff Gather for a Week of Learning, Team Building and Fun
The first ever AFS Staff Learning Week (October 25-29, 2021) was an exciting and productive milestone for our global team. Over…
Making Global Citizenship Education a National Priority
Global citizenship is a power skill that helps people work across national borders and cultural differences to solve problems. While…
7 Reasons Why Virtual Exchange Programs for High School Students Make An Impact
By Sean Reilly, Director, Program Development, AFS Intercultural Programs Virtual exchanges are changing the education landscape and becoming a rapidly…
AFS Headquarters Move to a New Office with Familiar Mementos
by Andrea Kutsenkow, Archival Consultant, AFS Intercultural Programs The headquarters of AFS Intercultural Programs, which coordinates and leads the work…
AFS and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Deliver Impact with Intercultural Exchange Scholarships for Greek High School Students
For the third year in a row, AFS Intercultural Programs is proud to launch scholarship opportunities for Greek students to…
Connecting for Global Change at the 2021 Ideathon
How can we create sustainable solutions for a more just and peaceful world? The 2021 AFS Global Ideathon gathered 350…
Strengthening Virtual Exchange: AFS’s Research Results
The pandemic has catapulted the use of virtual education and exchange to the mainstream. But do virtual exchanges really work?…