Nothing but Net: Exchange Trains Armenian, Turkish Athletes

Turkish and Armenian youth get acquainted on the bus before the start of World Learning's camp.

World Learning is hosting a basketball camp this week for two dozen Turkish and Armenian teens in Oren, Turkey. The teens are learning about teamwork, leadership and the important role that sports can play in a student’s education.

Later this week, the students athletes will travel 140 miles north to the city of Izmir, where they’ll attend a basketball workshop featuring former NBA player George Muresan. Then early next year, the same students will come to the United States for a front row seat to one of the world’s most developed interscholastic sports programs.

The students’ program, the International Sports Programming Initiative, is sponsored by the US Department of State’s SportsUnited division.

To learn more, read the press release.