Does your school help your students grow up global-ready?
Introducing the AFS Global Competence Readiness Index for Schools by Melissa Liles, Chief Global Engagement Officer, AFS Intercultural Programs …
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New Tool to Support Global Competence Development in Schools
Pilot study finds that despite national mandates to develop global competence skills in students, schools are not prepared to meet…
Emotional intelligence is the basis for global competence
Together with a number of content partners, AFS is convening the AFS Global Conference under the topic “Global Competence: Our…
How to inspire curiosity for intercultural learning?
Let’s set the scene. You are an intercultural trainer and you’re standing in front of a packed room filled with…
AFS Drivers on Leave: Cultural Experiences during World War II
The nature of the volunteer work done by the American Field Service volunteer ambulance corps is well documented in the…
AFS Intercultural Programs Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
(New York, 1 May 2018): AFS Intercultural Programs announces the appointment of Rita Jarecsni as Chief Financial Officer. Jarecsni will…
Domestic Exchange Program: An initiative to celebrate 15th Anniversary of YES Programs
by Aadil Fahim, Manager of Communications, Branding and Volunteer Development at AFS Intercultural Programs India The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange Program (YES) was founded…
Interview with Carlos Torres: Altering the way we understand education and learning in the 21st century
Carlos Alberto Torres, Distinguished Professor of Education at UCLA and UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education discusses…
AFS Intercultural Programs Expands to Add AFS Ireland
100 students planned to study abroad in Ireland in 2018 through AFS NEW YORK, NY (2 May 2018): AFS…