Empowering Teachers to Develop Global Citizenship among High School Students
150 teachers and close to 4,000 high school students will participate in the new AFS Effect+ for the Classroom program…
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How to Foster Global Competence Online: A Facilitator’s Perspective
“They were really new to intercultural learning and they loved it! They had so much to share, it made them…
The Next Generation of STEM Leaders Will Be Global
110 students receive scholarships to start their STEM and global competence education this July The bp Global STEM Academies, full…
Young Global Citizen Expands Impact Thanks to AFS Prize
Luisa Fernanda Romero Munoz, co-founder of Get Up And Go Colombia, was awarded the first-ever 2019 AFS Prize for Young…
Education New Zealand Endorses the AFS Global Competence Certificate
AFS Intercultural Programs is proud to partner with Education New Zealand (ENZ) to deliver a customized version of the AFS…
When Global Events Expose Global Needs
How education systems are—or are not—helping learners develop global competencies in the era of COVID-19 by Ana Caroilna Cassiano,…
Global Competence Certificate for Teens Now Available Online
At a time when understanding others is more important than ever but travel remains challenging, AFS Intercultural Programs is providing…
2020 AFS Janus: Commitment to Service in Times of Crisis
by Daniel Obst, President & CEO, AFS Intercultural Programs In August 1946, Stephen Galatti, one of the founders of AFS and a…
Rethinking the Role of Global Competence in School Curricula
“Providing all students the right opportunities to develop global competence will require significant changes in the classroom, including how much…