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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March 12, 2024

Barbara Dirks: an inspiration for her generation and those who followed

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 5, 2024

Celebrating Women’s History Month with Leslie Watt, The Experiment in International Living’s ‘Unsung Hero’

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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AlumniEXPERIMENT BLOGS
December 21, 2023

This year’s Experimenters reflect on their journeys abroad

Through homestays, numerous excursions, immersive language classes, experiential learning activities, and more, Experimenters are stretched beyond their comfort zones as they dive into—and reflect upon—new cultures, traditions, and environments around the world. Read what this year’s participants said about their time abroad and the impact it had on them—through new…
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