Study abroad scholarships available for Greek high schoolers
Teens from Greece can now apply to study abroad in one of nine destinations, including Argentina, Belgium, Chile, China, France,…
Global Citizenship
Colombian Changemaker Wins Inaugural $10,000 AFS Prize for Young Global Citizens
AFS also recognizes other outstanding individuals and organizations for advancing intercultural understanding October 31, 2019 — Luisa Fernanda Romero…
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…
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…
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 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.…
Demonstrating Best Practices in Global Competence Education at the NAFSA Conference
The 2019 NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo gathered 10,000 international educators this May in Washington D.C., USA. The event was…
Learning to Live Together Must Become a 21st Century Educational Right
“Developing real solutions to the world’s interlinked problems—to our problems—depends on everyone working together at some fundamental levels. Given these…
