Learn more about studying abroad on the Switzerland: International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy program through the words of program alumna, Caryn Saslow. Caryn describes her experience studying in Switzerland and the impact the program has had on her life since, including receiving a Fulbright fellowship after graduating from Skidmore College. This fall, Caryn will begin [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Nothing but Net: Exchange Trains Armenian, Turkish Athletes
A World Learning basketball exchange brings together Turkish and Armenian student athletes.
Global Peacemakers Sharpen Skills at Workshop
Tatsushi Arai, associate professor of conflict transformation at World Learning’s SIT Graduate Institute, led an advanced practitioner training titled, Building Capacities for Cross-Cultural Communication, August 15-19 in Washington. The Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies in California sponsored the training, which brought together 35 practitioners, including senior representatives of the United Nations, government agencies, and [...]
World Learning weaves mother and daughter’s experiences together
Ruth Quiles, a student at SIT Graduate Institute’s Low Residency Masters Program in International Education, was surprised when, upon telling her mother that her education would take her to Brattleboro, Vermont, her mother responded “I’ve been there!” More than three decades before, in 1975, Ruth’s mother, Suzy Schwarz Quiles, prepared to spend a semester in Spain with [...]
Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program at World Learning in Brattleboro, VT
In July, World Learning hosted dozens of Iraqi and US students in Brattleboro, VT as part of the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program. The program, funded by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, helps young students from both countries to build friendships across cultures, as well as develop leadership skills. The students [...]
Announcing 2010 World Learning photo contest winners!
Congratulations to Tonia Hauser and Samuel Powers, the winners of the 2010 World Learning photo contest. Their photos capture the rich cross-cultural interactions that are a hallmark of World Learning programs. Hauser, the grand prize winner, took the photo “Rwanda Peace Baskets” while learning the art of basket weaving from a group of Rwandan women. [...]
World Learning’s president shares experience as a new Experiment parent
Written by Adam Weinberg, President and CEO, World Learning and recent Experiment parent I have always been very proud to be part of World Learning, but recently, I experienced this pride in a deeply personal way. My daughter, Margaret, participated in The Experiment in International Living’s program in China. I hoped for a wonderful experience for my [...]
Recent Experimenters begin their journeys home
For more than 75 years, The Experiment in International Living has been introducing young people to a new world view, one that is based on friendship and a human connection that spans race, religion, and languages. We are thrilled to welcome home the more than 800 new Experimenters who embarked on their journeys this summer to [...]
Exchange program inspires new generation of Iraqi leaders
Thousands of miles away from a conflict most of them vividly remember, nearly 100 Iraqi students are experiencing a different side of the US as part of a World Learning exchange program. The students, who hail from Baghdad, Basra, and Kurdistan, are participating in World Learning’s Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program July 11 to August 20. Sponsored [...]
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