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Drum On!

Ksenija Komljenovic is part of the Stankovic Percussion Ensemble (SPE),  the only drumline in all of Serbia. When she spent  the 2010-2011 school year in the United States at Illinois State University (ISU) through the FORECAST Exchange program, she was excited to learn more about American drumlines, which had been such an inspiration to her [...]

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Experiment Alumnus Makes an “Impact”

Experiment alumnus Ned Tozun is committed to improving life for the world’s poorest people through social entrepreneurship. Forbes recently named Tozun one of its Impact 30, a list of people using “business to solve social issues.” Tozun and his business partner Sam Goldman were selected for their work with d.light design, the company they founded [...]

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Youth Programs Director Simon Norton Defines Leadership

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2011 Year in Review

By Adam Weinberg, World Learning President and CEO More than half of the world’s population is under the age of 30. In 2011, World Learning worked with this rising generation in more than 140 countries, helping them understand the world and develop the skills and motivation to address the issues that will shape the future. [...]

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Reader’s Choice: Best Story of 2011

Last month, we asked what you thought was the best World Learning story of 2011.  The choices were: World Learning Alumna Wins Nobel Peace Prize Honoring Wangari Maathai’s Legacy of Leadership Experimenter Introduces Barack Obama Program Helps Mexican Youth Counter Violence US Program Cultivates New Generation of Iraqi Leaders The winning story was “World Learning [...]

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Four Books to Expand Your World This Holiday

Still looking for that perfect holiday present for the bookworm in your life? Need some reading material for the long trip over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house? You’re in luck! We’ve reviewed four books by authors with World Learning connections just in time for all of your holiday shopping and travel [...]

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From the Field: Promoting childhood literacy in Bolivia

Laura Sprinkle is an alumna of SIT Study Abroad’s Bolivia program, and a current Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow. I returned to Bolivia in July of this year to work with Kids’ Books Bolivia, an organization founded by SIT Study Abroad Bolivia director Heidi-Baer Postigo. Kids’ Books Bolivia is a program by which SIT Study Abroad [...]

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Celebrating International Education Week: New Algeria Project Promotes Youth Leadership

World Learning is expanding its work with Algeria’s Higher Education Ministry with a new project to promote civic engagement among university students and other youth. The two-year project is funded by the US State Department and will partner World Learning with Handicap International. The project will train nearly 500 Algerian university career center staff, students, [...]

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Celebrating International Education Week: Study in the United States inspires new career

November 14-18 marks international education week in the United States. To celebrate, we are featuring stories, testimonies and program updates from throughout the World Learning family on our blog all week. Our second post features a story about Eshraq Alkhabbaz, a student of international education at SIT Graduate Institute. SIT Graduate Institute student Eshraq Alkhabbaz [...]

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Experiment in Focus: Mole, Pozole, and Tamales

Our Experiment in Focus series continues with a visit to Mexico, the United States “oft-misunderstood neighbor to the south,” as group leader Matt Gordon puts it. Prior to their visit this past summer, Gordon and his Experimenters were questioned and scrutinized by friends and family about their decision to travel to Mexico. After only a [...]

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