Global Educator Newsletter: November 2024

As part of IEW, help your students make plans for next summer or year to spend time abroad. French teachers can nominate up to 3 students for the AFS-USA and AATF $7,500 scholarship for the AFS four week French Summer camp in Nice, France where they’ll make friends from around the world while learning more about the French language and culture in July 2025. Nominations are due on November 24.

Inform your students that December 4th is the last day to apply for a fully-funded scholarship for a 2025-26 program through the U.S. Department of State’s, Youth Exchange & Study (YES) Abroad program! AFS staff members are standing by to Zoom into your classroom for 15 minutes to share this scholarship information with your students! Contact us at [email protected].

Meet & Greet with India
Partner with a teacher in India to connect your students with pen pals, create a virtual project, or just make a new friend abroad! This event is not recorded, so please check your schedule and try to join us during your planning period. Register today and join us on November 20 at 9:30am Eastern / 6:30am Pacific.

Learn more about Malaysia
You’re invited to join AFS-USA for an interactive virtual event to explore Malaysia! Malaysian alumni of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program, along with their host families, will explore the rich diversity of Malaysian culture with participants. Register to join us on November 12 at 8:00pm Eastern / 5:00pm Pacific.

Full Scholarships for your STEM Students!
Encourage students who are passionate about science, technology, engineering, and math to apply for the AFS Global STEM Academies scholarship program! They will make an impact and help the world transition to a more sustainable future while learning about and engaging with other cultures. Applications open on November 15! Students can learn more about the program and apply here.

Celebrate IEW by Recognizing Global Education
November 24, 2024 is the final date to nominate yourself or your school for the AFS Global Awards. Gather a few artifacts and a compose a letter of support and the nomination process is nearly done! We’ll fly you to Washington DC to receive your award from the AFS-USA President and a member of the U.S. Department of State! Learn more and get started today!

Last Chance for a FREE Virtual Exchange
The AFS Global Up Americas virtual exchange with Mexico and Colombia has grant funding through the end of the 24-25 academic year. Our final teacher training cohort will begin in January 2025 and your class will engage for ~6 weeks between mid-March and May, so sign up today if you want this experience for your students! AFS handles the logistics and teacher/classroom pairing to make things easy for you! Participate in English, Spanish, or a combo!

Bridging Intercultural Divides in a Digitally Super Connected World
Join AFS-USA during International Education Week for a panel discussion about building connections across cultures in our technology-enabled society. Register for this session November 19 at 3:00pm Eastern / 12:00pm Pacific. Explore other great IEW sessions too!

Learn with educators from around the world
AFS Effect+ for the Classroom is a full-scholarship virtual capacity-building program for secondary teachers who want to learn about key concepts and principles of global citizenship education, and how to foster it with their students. Applications for the second cohort open on December 9 for the AFS Effect+ for the Classroom scholarship so you can build your skills and your global network next spring.

The World Food Prize Foundation’s Global Challenge curriculum empowers high school students to address food security, agriculture and sustainability issues. Students present their research at Youth Institutes where they are also able to explore careers and develop skills in critical thinking, research, and public speaking. These transformative experiences are developing young leaders dedicated to global challenges which is in line with AFS-USA’s goals of creating active global citizens who are resilient, able to think critically, and prepared to engage on a global scale to improve conditions for the world’s people and the planet.

The National Museum of American Diplomacy is just one aspect of the U.S. Department of State with whom AFS-USA partners for a variety of endeavors. We are proud to share with you the resources dedicated to educators to work with your class on a diplomacy simulation. Join their upcoming webinar during IEW “Complexities and Contradictions: Treaty-Making Between the U.S. and Native American Nations in the Early Republic” on November 20 at 7:00pm Eastern / 4:00pm Pacific. Find testimonials and a lot of resources on their website.

The Global Learning for an Open World “GLOW” Virtual Conference takes place this year on November 20-21 during IEW and has a flexible drop in and out format for those who want to participate to allow for you to engage when your schedule allows. Network, engage, and learn with and from educators near and far on topics ranging from youth voice, global competence and international mindedness, curriculum and assessment, intercultural communication, experiential education, and future-friendly schools. Register today!