AFS Intercultural Programs’ Post

Happy International Day of Friendship! AFS friendships are diverse, global and lifelong. Tag a friend you made and share your favorite AFS memory in the comments below. #AFSeffect #friendshipday #friendship

Why do thousands of families around the world (more than 8,000 per year, in more than 55 countries!) think it’s worth it to host an AFS exchange student? The tremendous benefits for all family members are the number 1 reason we saw in our global survey. If you’d like to experience these benefits by becoming an AFS host family, reach out to AFS in your country to learn more. Go to afs.org/host. #AFSeffect #family #hostanafser #hostfamily

We love seeing AFSers around the world! While some of them recently wrapped up their exchanges abroad and said goodbye to their host families, others are getting ready to travel to their once-in-a-lifetime adventure to become active global citizens.  Share your favorite AFS photo and tag us! Find out more about our programs at afs.org  #AFSeffect #studyabroad

The AFS team was so excited to meet with the UN Youth Office team, including Felipe Paullier Olivera, first ever Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs. Thank you for promoting the meaningful, inclusive and effective engagement of youth in world affairs! Daniel Obst Nicole Lebenson Angulo Yumna Khan Syed M. Ali Mustafa #Youth2030 #YouthLead #AFSeffect #YA29

AFS was proud to co-sponsor #GlobalCitiesDecade, an important convening bringing hope to global learning and inspiration for and from educators. “Thank you, Global Cities, Inc. for a great joint partnership based on our shared mission to advance intercultural understanding across the world,” said AFS President and CEO Daniel Obst in his video remarks yesterday. We were thrilled to also join the panel on "Measuring What Students Learn in e-Classrooms" with Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Columbia | SIPA; and Glass Frog Solutions Princeton University. “In working with Global Cities, AFS wants to show that there are real, measurable results from virtual exchanges, which can walk side by side with in person exchanges, said AFS’ Linda Stuart during the panel. If you are interested in learning more, visit afs.org/research. Bloomberg Philanthropies #AFSeffect #GlobalCitiesDecade #teachers #globalcompetence

Congratulations to Global Cities on a decade of their Global Scholars program! The AFS Global Competence Certificate team is proud to join OECD - OCDE as a co-sponsor of “A Decade of Impact” and to have partnered with Global Cities on the crucially important work of measuring the outcomes of virtual exchanges, which broaden access to intercultural education - both for students and educators. Our team is enjoying the discussions with educators about what they need to bring global competency into classrooms! AFS is here to provide resources to all teachers interested in building global competency, through programs like Global Up and Effect+, using our Framework on Active Global Citizenship, and various scholarship opportunities for educators. Find out more at afs.org/education. Bloomberg Philanthropies Linda Stuart Nicole Lebenson Angulo #AFSeffect #GlobalCitiesDecade #teachers #globalcompetence

Today at Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC, Global Scholars teachers are gathered to mark a decade of international virtual exchange with Global Cities, Inc. We are proud to be a co-sponsor of this convening to recognize the education leaders who bring global competency learning to life in classrooms around the world. Visit globalcities.org/contact to learn more. #GlobalCitiesDecade

We’re proud to offer scholarships for two virtual exchange programs in Vietnam: ⭐️ AFS Global You Changemaker for teens to develop global competence skills, create innovative social impact projects, and earn certification from the University of Pennsylvania Center for Social Impact Strategy. ⭐️ AFS Global Up Educators designed for Educators to build the skills needed to become globally competent leaders and foster global competence in their school communities and beyond. This initiative is part of our efforts to expand educational opportunities to Vietnam, which was launched earlier this year when AFS awarded scholarships for study abroad programs to Vietnamese teens. Scholarship applications for both virtual programs are now open. Visit vietnam.afs.org to learn more and apply. https://lnkd.in/dAFCbN58 Eduardo Assed #AFSeffect #scholarships #Vietnam #virtualexchange

We’re grateful for our partnership with Global Cities, Inc. and delighted to extend our congratulations on #GlobalCitiesDecade celebrating 10 years of bringing global competency learning to teachers and students in 117 cities and 39 countries!