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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Thirteen students sit on a stone ledge with their arms around each other. In the background is a large city with historic architecture. The sky is bright blue with large white clouds.
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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AlumniEXPERIMENT BLOGS
November 1, 2023

From peacebuilding to K-pop: A summer abroad in South Korea with The Experiment

This summer, The Experiment in International Living took 14 U.S. high school students on an experiential learning journey that explored politics and human rights alongside pop culture in South Korea. In the Experiment South Korea: K-Culture and Peacebuilding program, students experienced South Korea’s blend of ancient traditions and modern K-culture…
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AlumniEXPERIMENT BLOGS
October 12, 2023

Experimenter reflects on summer experience in Japan

Domenic Giusti participated in the Experiment Japan: Anime & Manga program this past summer 2023. He spoke with The Bedford Citizen about his experience. It is reprinted here with permission.  Bedford High School senior Domenic Giusti was in Japan for only three-and-a-half weeks this summer. But he gained enough insight…
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AlumniEXPERIMENT BLOGS
June 27, 2023

A year ago today: Experimenters’ ‘incroyable’ summer in France

It’s officially summer in the United States, and around the country, high school students are gearing up to embark on unforgettable educational excursions across the globe with The Experiment in International Living. Each summer, Experimenters immerse themselves in different cultures while gaining a deeper understanding of the world and themselves…
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EXPERIMENT BLOGSVirtual Exchange
April 27, 2023

The Experiment Digital will connect young people across regions with support from the J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative

On Tuesday, the Stevens Initiative announced World Learning is one of 15 schools, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations to receive funding to run virtual exchange programs that connect young people in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. World Learning’s The Experiment Digital Leadership in STEM equips…
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EXPERIMENT BLOGSVirtual Exchange
March 2, 2023

With virtual exchange, young people are changing the world

World Learning’s CEO Carol Jenkins and Christine Shiau, executive director of the Stevens Initiative at the Aspen Institute, co-authored an op-ed on the value of virtual exchange programs. For many young people, these digital exchanges can offer a door to a new global awareness and a range of skill-building. This…
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AlumniEXPERIMENT BLOGS
February 15, 2023

The Experiment launches a global career that connects World Learning’s IVLP to HBCUs

By Abby Henson Dr. Lenneal Henderson, a professor at Virginia State University, has traveled the world throughout his career. He says it is “all part of The Experiment’s basket of blessings.” Dr. Lenneal Henderson, back row, fifth from left, with his Experiment group in August 1965. Dr. Lenneal Henderson knows…
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