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Virtual Exchange
August 28, 2024

World Learning is working with Special Olympics to expand leadership summit with digital programs

By Abby Henson World Learning will support the digital programming for the 2025 Special Olympics Global Youth Leadership Summit. The summit, which takes place in Italy in March, will bring together youth from around the world to develop skills to be changemakers in their communities. In addition, Special Olympics wants…
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Learn about Japanese language and culture when you study abroad in Japan with The Experiment. Develop your skills through Japanese language immersion, exploring vibrant Tokyo neighborhoods, and living with a Japanese homestay family.  Japanese calligraphy
AlumniJapan: Language & Culture
July 30, 2024

In New York Times article, Experiment alum stresses need for language learning

“When you take a new language on the road, it reliably brightens your journey and deepens your experiences.”   In an essay for The New York Times, Experiment alum Mark Vanhoenacker shares how his 1991 trip to Japan with The Experiment deepened his longstanding love for learning foreign languages. Mark…
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AlumniVirtual Exchange
July 16, 2024

From participant to intern and more, Experiment Digital program coordinator has done it all

Angelina Freeman has a lot to say about The Experiment Digital (TED) program—and with good reason. She has experienced the program from quite possibly every angle. After participating in the program in 2019, she went on to be a program peer mentor, a program facilitator (twice!), and an intern. All…
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EXPERIMENT BLOGS
June 18, 2024

Expand your worldview: 3 exciting reasons to study abroad in Ghana

Traditional Ghanaian drummers perform for their community. The Experiment in International Living offers the chance to study abroad for a month in Ghana, an exciting and vibrant West African country. Students learn about Ghanaian contemporary art and culture in a country that has deep roots in traditional customs alongside a…
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Virtual Exchange
June 6, 2024

World Learning expands youth virtual exchange into Latin America

Publication Date: June 6, 2024 Publication Location: Washington, DC Contact: Abby Henson | [email protected]   World Learning is expanding The Experiment Digital, its innovative virtual exchange program, to youth in Latin America. The Experiment Digital connects high school students from the Middle East and North Africa region with students in the…
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May 14, 2024

Incorporating social-emotional learning into virtual exchange curriculum benefits participants

Christina Wagner is a program officer at World Learning, which implements The Experiment Digital Leadership in STEM. This six-week virtual exchange program encourages high school-aged participants in the U.S. and the Middle East and North Africa region to explore career paths in STEM and develop leadership competencies while establishing cross-cultural connections. The…
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April 9, 2024

Experiment alum Dr. Lenneal Henderson recognized for his dedication to making international exchange available to everyone

Dr. Lenneal Henderson is an alum of The Experiment in International Living and recently received a 2024 Citizen Diplomat Award from Global Ties U.S. at its national meeting in Washington, DC.
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AlumniEXPERIMENT BLOGS
March 28, 2024

A bus trip to Mexico in 1975 led an Experimenter to join a rock band

Doug Bishop (left) with his host brother Sergio (right) during his Experiment trip to Mexico in 1975. It was the summer of 1975 in the United States. The president was Gerald R. Ford, Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” opened in theaters, and high school junior Doug Bishop boarded a Greyhound bus from…
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March 26, 2024

Beatriz Fantini: Language learning and teaching enthusiast

This Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting some of the impactful women of World Learning, School for International Training, and The Experiment in International Living. This series seeks to showcase their extraordinary journeys and indelible contributions to our more than 90-year history. Each of them, in their own way, has helped…
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March 19, 2024

From participant to leader, trainer to director, Anne Janeway helped countless others along her way

This Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting some of the impactful women of World Learning, School for International Training, and The Experiment in International Living. This series seeks to showcase their extraordinary journeys and indelible contributions to our more than 90-year history. Each of them, in their own way, has helped…
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