Program Dates: Summer 2017
App Deadline: February 10, 2017
A four-week summer Chinese language, culture, and leadership program in Beijing. Fee-based.
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YFU honors Globalize DC Director
Being recognized for one’s work is always such a pleasant surprise. It’s especially gratifying when the honor comes from a valued partner. On October 26, 2016, as part of its 65th Anniversary Celebration, Youth For Understanding USA (YFU) announced the selection of Globalize DC’s founder and Executive Director, Sally Schwartz, for its 2nd Annual Distinguished Educator Award. This national award is for “significant contributions to the field of education through service and commitment to the value and importance of cultural exchange and experience of students.” The gala event, held at YFU’s headquarters, raised funds to support YFU’s Financial Aid Fund […]
Congress-Bundestag Vocational Youth Exchange
Program Dates: 2017-18 School Year
App Deadline: January 31, 2017
A gap year program in Germany for graduating high school students with a vocational/career ed background.
DC’s Bilingual Education Fair
Date: Sat, January 14, 2017
Time: 10 am – 1 pm
Location: Francis Gregory Library
Learn the why, how, and where for raising bilingual kids at this first-of-its-kind event organized by the DC Language Immersion Project.
Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program
Travel Dates: Summer 2017
App Deadline: December 28, 2016
Short-term summer programs abroad for US educators in the social sciences and humanities – to Thailand and Bulgaria.
iEARN-USA: BRIDGE Program
Program Dates: Feb – May 2017
App Deadline: December 20, 2016
Provides professional online training and curriculum-based virtual exchange activities for educators in the Middle East and North Africa and their US counterparts.
Experiment Leadership Institute Full Scholarships
Program Dates: Summer 2017
App Deadline: January 18, 2017
From EIL, two fully funded six-week programs (to India and South Africa) for rising seniors.
US Youth Ambassadors with South America
Program Dates: May 2017
App Deadline: January 13, 2017
Two fully funded three-week leadership exchanges for US teens – one to Brazil; the other to Argentina & Chile.
LearnServe Abroad
Program Dates: Summer 2017
App Deadline: January 10, 2017
Three-week service programs to Jamaica, Paraguay, and Zambia. Fee-based with scholarships.
Japanese Plus holds its first Open House
Last October 5th, twenty-three high school students from nine public schools across the city began attending Japanese classes offered through Globalize DC’s new Japanese Plus program. Six weeks later, in the Columbia Heights Education Campus library, the students found themselves in the intimidating position of presenting what they had learned to family, friends, and community partners. The challenge! Take everything they had learned so far – every phrase and even katakana characters – and create an original skit for presentation. The students worked in four groups and came up with four unique and crazy skits. The task took a lot […]