Young Global Citizen from Bangladesh Wins 2020 AFS Prize
Shah Chowdhury from Bangladesh with the Project Trishna won the annual AFS Prize for Young Global Citizens for empowering communities through…
AFS Global Conference
PISA shows Teacher Attitudes, Activities In- and Outside Classrooms Impact Student Global-mindedness
In upending education systems worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic shines a stark light on how necessary it is for young people…
Critical Thinking, Empathy and Responsible Collaboration Need More Focus in Education
“Global Citizenship Education is a powerful approach in education that can empower people to recover from crises and transform their…
Intercultural Competence Increasingly Important in the Post-Covid World
“COVID-19 has illuminated vast inequalities in society and illustrated societal divides even more starkly. It is therefore incumbent to increase…
Students Should Learn Life Skills, Behaviors and Attitudes in Schools
“The curriculum must change. It’s time to position non-formal education and learning properly within the life of every school. Knowledge…
Virtual Exchange Supports Global Competence Development During Covid-19
“The COVID-19 pandemic has left no area of education untouched. It has also highlighted two things – the necessity of…
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,…
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…
Leveraging Tech for Intercultural Learning
It’s clear that the pandemic has accelerated the use of technology and online learning for those of us in (international)…