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February 25, 2022

Third Cohort of Alumni Small Grants Empower Youth-Led Change

World Learning, in collaboration with the Stevens Initiative, is thrilled to announce the third cohort of Alumni Small Grant recipients! These recipients are alumni of The Experiment Digital, an award-winning two-month summer virtual exchange program that allows high school students to connect with their peers from around the world for an unforgettable intercultural…
Sarah Whitmore
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AlumniEXPERIMENT BLOGS
February 9, 2022

Experiment alumna draws on cultural exchange experience in new role at Georgetown

Last year, Dr. Anita Gonzalez received an invitation from Georgetown University to become the co-chair for a soon-to-be-established Racial Justice Institute. At the time, the Experiment alumna and University of Michigan theatre professor wasn’t sure what that might mean. Even though the Racial Justice Institute was announced following the murder of African…
Sarah Whitmore
EXPERIMENT BLOGS
February 7, 2022

The Experiment Wins Top Study Abroad Awards

At The Experiment and The Experiment Digital, we constantly strive to provide immersive, educational, safe, and fun intercultural exchange programs, both in-person and virtual. That’s why we’re proud to announce our recent awards that recognize The Experiment Digital and The Experiment as leaders in study abroad and exchange. We are excited to share…
Sarah Whitmore
CATEGORIESEXPERIMENT BLOGSVirtual Exchange
March 2, 2021

The Experiment Digital 2020 Stevens Initiative Alumni Small Grants

The Stevens Initiative, in collaboration with World Learning, announced the first cohort of Stevens Initiative Alumni Small Grants recipients in January 2020, supporting six projects led by alumni of The Experiment Digital. The Experiment Digital is a two-month summer virtual exchange program that helps high school-aged youth become more civically engaged by learning to plan and implement a community…
Anastasiya Mlynchyk
About The ExperimentEXPERIMENT BLOGSVirtual Exchange
November 13, 2020

How a Decades-Old Flagship Program Got a Digital Makeover and Blew Up the Internet This Summer

In 2016, World Learning launched a virtual exchange program designed to connect students from the Middle East with their U.S. peers. Without leaving their living rooms, participants interacted through videos, discussion forums, webinars, online chats, and playing digital games together. Known as DYLEP—Digital Young Leaders Exchange Program—it brought together more…
Anastasiya Mlynchyk
About The ExperimentEXPERIMENT BLOGSFrance: Cultural DisoveryIndia (Leadership Institute): Community Development & Public HealthIndia: Indian Culture & Traditions
November 13, 2020

An Experiment Across Three Generations

Evelyn Seidner embarked on a remarkable journey to India and Nepal last summer with World Learning’s The Experiment in International Living program — the same program that her mother and grandfather had done when they were about her age. During Evelyn’s trip, she spent five days sleeping on the floor…
Anastasiya Mlynchyk
About The ExperimentEXPERIMENT BLOGSVirtual Exchange
November 13, 2020

World Learning Webinar Helped Educators Adapt STEM Education for Online Learning

During the COVID-19 pandemic, one major concern for parents and educators around the world is students’ loss of learning from students being out of the classroom for so long. While many students are benefiting from online learning, some subjects, such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), can be difficult…
Anastasiya Mlynchyk