As AFS prepares for the 50th anniversary of its activities in Ghana, we find ourselves reflecting on our longstanding ties to Africa. With 54 countries, 2,000 languages, and 1.216 billion…
AFS Intercultural Programs organizes public education events worldwide to make a powerful and transformative impact, foster intercultural learning and bring diverse communities together. For the fifth year in a row,…
New York and New Yorkers in World War I is a new exhibition at the New York State Capitol that honors men and women from New York who served in World…
AFS Japan has been appointed to run an exciting new program infusing Japanese public schools with global education, collaborating with the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education. In 2017, together with…
AFS Intercultural Programs and the British Council are proud to announce the Global Citizenship Education: Essential for Employability and the 21st Century Workforce Forum which will take place in Accra,…
AFS Guatemala will host the first national forum on global citizenship education on 25 July 2017 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The forum will bring together educators, UNESCO representatives, the Ministry of…
More and more foreign language syllabi include an intercultural dimension in their design. Foreign language teachers rely on specialized content and tools so as to approach language in a way…
Henry E.M. Suckley volunteered for AFS with unit SSU 3 in February 1915, serving alongside future AFS Director General Stephen Galatti and Lost Generation painter Waldo Peirce. Suckley served overseas…
This article was written by Sara-Louise Williams, an AFS exchange student from New Zealand, studying abroad in Argentina. Sara-Louise describes her expectations, observations and learnings while on an exchange program.…