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AFS Student, Global Citizenship

From an AFS student to a doctor at the Olympics: the story of an AFS alumnus

Working as a sports physician for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegation at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games was a dream-come-true for Kentaro Onishi. His intercultural journey with AFS started when…

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1,000 Asian students to receive scholarships to study abroad in Japan with AFS

Government of Japan invests in expanding educational exchanges in Asia   NEW YORK, NY (13 April 2018): AFS Japan has been appointed by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science…

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AFS Volunteer, Global Citizenship

Empowering more people to be active global citizens

by Daniel Obst, President & CEO of AFS Intercultural Programs Last month, I had the opportunity to meet with Ambassador Elbio Rosselli, who serves as the Permanent Representative of Uruguay…

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Education, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning

Bringing global education to Tokyo’s public schools

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…

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Just do it. Jump in!

We have always loved the idea of having a student from abroad live with us as we felt it would be a great experience for our girls to learn lots…

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Belt of a Thousand Stitches, 1944

Thomas M. Sawyer was teaching English at a school in Honolulu, Hawaii, when Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. After discovering he could not enlist with the U.S.…

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