Are we there yet? The State of Global Competence Education
2019 AFS Global Conference on Active Global Citizenship—and How to Educate for It (9-11 October 2019 in Montreal, Canada) featured…
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Growing a global competence coalition at the 2019 AFS Global Conference
What will it take to provide young changemakers with the global skills they need to make the world a better…
Welcoming a New Generation of Global Citizens Back into Schools
by Daniel Obst, President & CEO of AFS Welcome to the new school year to students and teachers in many…
AFS Expands Exchange Programs that Address Global Challenges
AFS continues to find new ways to transform short exchange programs into content rich learning labs for young active global…
AFS Launches New Scholarship Program for Greek High School Students to Study Abroad with Support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Grant funding also supports opening a permanent AFS organization in Greece The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has awarded a $525,000 grant to AFS…
AFS Teacher Exchanges Presented at UNESCO Forum
AFS presented its highly regarded teachers exchange program Educadores con Causa (Teachers with Purpose) at the UNESCO 2019 Forum on…
Investing in Impact: AFS teams up with University of Pennsylvania to create social impact-focused leadership development program
by Daniel Obst, President and CEO of AFS, and Lucas Welter, Organization Development and Strategy Officer of AFS AFS is part…
New study validates the effectiveness of AFS Global Competence Certificate Program
Download the full press release STUDENTS ACHIEVED ASTONISHING 13.54 GAINS IN IDI POINTS A new study from Purdue University confirmed…
AFS in Action | AFS Now newsletter (June 2019)
AFS One Classroom Initiative conducted virtual exchanges of schools in China with schools in Brazil and Czech Republic throughout June.…