AFS Intercultural Programs’ Global Up Americas connects young people and their educators in the Americas, developing them as active global citizens through a virtual, classroom-to-classroom learning experience with global competence curriculum and live facilitated dialogue sessions. Learn more.

• Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12 (14-17 years old)
• Partners: High school educators who teach any subject relevant to the program’s core curriculum components: cultural diversity, language learning (Spanish and English), geography, social studies, intercultural communication, global affairs, among others.
• Locations: United States, Colombia, Mexico
• Time Frame: Two-three hours/week over five to six weeks; October–December, January–June 2024, September–December 2024

Digital Promise’s Building Apps Across Cultures, designed in partnership with MAD-Learn and the International Education Association, fosters global competence and design thinking skills by connecting high school-aged youth in the United States and Lebanon through mobile app-building. Learn more.

• Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12
• Partners: High school teachers (priority given to Title I schools in the U.S.).

• Locations: United States (States located in U.S. Eastern Time and Central Time preferred), Lebanon
• Time Frame: Two to three hours/week over seven weeks; October-November 2024

Educación para Compartir’s Culture for Sharing brings together elementary school aged youth for dialogue about global issues and interculturality, creating a space for participants to learn about and appreciate their own and other cultures using the power of play. Learn more.

• Participant Age Group: Elementary School/Grades PreK-6
• Partners: Principals and teachers from Elementary public schools in Yucatán, Mexico and New York, United States.
• Locations: United States (New York), Mexico (Yucatan)
• Time Frame: One hour/week over seven weeks; February–June 2024, September–December 2024

Global Nomads Group’s Overcoming Bias Through Language Learning is a virtual exchange that promotes empathy, awareness, and action-orientation among middle and high school aged youth in Mexico and the United States through language learning. Learn more.

• Participant Age Group: Middle School/Grades 6-8, High School/Grades 9-12
• Partners: English and Spanish language educators in Mexico and the U.S. in middle and high schools. Program managers at organizations in Mexico and the U.S. in out-of-school language learning programs for middle and high school aged youth.
• Locations: United States, Mexico
• Time Frame: One to one and a half hours/week over eight to 12 weeks; February–May

Global Nomads Group’s (GNG) Overcoming Bias in AI connects middle and high school-aged youth for a virtual exchange about bias in AI developed by youth designers through an internship with GNG’s Content Creation Lab. Learn more.

• Participant Age Group: Middle School/Grades 6-8, High School/Grades 9-12
• Partners: Administrators and educators at middle schools and high schools. Program managers and coordinators at community centers and organizations working directly with youth between the ages of 12-18.

• Locations: United States, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Tunisia
• Time Frame: Two to four hours/week over four weeks

iEARN-USA’s Compañeros de Clase Globales connects Spanish-speaking classrooms in Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States, engaging students in cross-cultural, collaborative learning while they examine compelling real-world issues and explore ways they can make a difference. Learn more.

• Participant Age Group: Elementary School/Grades 4-6, High School/Grades 11-12
• Partners: Educators or community-based instructors who work with students in grades 4-6 or students in grades 11-12 in the classroom. For the first cohort beginning in January 2024, participants must have an intermediate or advanced level of Spanish language proficiency (bilingual English/Spanish classrooms and English learners are welcome). In later cohorts, all classrooms will be welcome.
• Locations: United States, Guatemala
• Time Frame: Two hours/week over six to 12 weeks; March–May, September–November

iEARN-USA’s Storytelling for Social Change builds global leaders by engaging Algerian, Tunisian, and American youth in global collaboration to tell stories about real world issues in their local communities. Learn more.

• Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12
• Partners: Educators who work with high school-aged youth in schools or out-of-school programs.
• Locations: Algeria, Tunisia, United States (States located in U.S. Eastern Time and Central Time only)
• Time Frame: At least two hours/week over seven weeks; September-November, March-May

Youth for Sustainable Development Goals joins American, Egyptian, Moroccan, and Tunisian high school-aged youth for collaboration on projects that address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on education quality, inequality reduction, and sustainable partnerships. Learn more.

• Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12
• Partner Profile: Educational institutions, nonprofits, and organizations focused on youth development in the U.S. (Eastern and Central Times)
• Locations: United States
• One to three hours/week for eight weeks

IREX’s World Smarts Changemakers connects young people from the United States and Guatemala in bilingual conversation and a problem-based learning experience that inspires cultural awareness, language immersion, and community development.

• Participant Age Group: Middle School/Grades 6-8, High School/Grades 9-12
• Partners: Educators who work with middle and high school-aged students.
• Locations: United States (Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC), Guatemala
• Time Frame: Nine weeks; two hours/week; Fall: September-November, Spring: February-April

MapWorks Learning’s Ukraine Youth Action Network connects young Ukrainians displaced by war with peers in the United States to jointly develop and practice skills of leadership and agency as well as to design and implement concrete plans of action to benefit Ukraine.

• Participant Age Group: Middle School/Grades 6-8, High School/Grades 9-12
• Partners: High school and middle school teachers in any subject as well as youth development organizations, such as 4-H and scouting troops (e.g. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Plast)
• Locations: Ukraine (Western), European Union, United States
• Time Frame: September-December; January-May

The Marshall Legacy Institute’s (MLI) Peace Through Sport connects young Americans and Yemenis, between the ages of 14-19, through the commonality of sports culture to identify and discuss shared values and goals. Learn more.

• Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12; Undergraduate
• Partners: Teachers and administrators in private schools, public schools, and higher education institutions as well as leaders of clubs and groups working with youth and young adults.
• Locations: United States
• Time Frame: Eight weeks from January-February, April-May, July-August, and October-November 2025

Plugged In Band Program’s Peace Tracks is a cross-cultural, music-focused online youth exchange that provides high school students with an unforgettable opportunity to connect with peers in other countries to get to know them, learn about their cultures, and collaborate over the course of a semester on an original song. Learn more.

• Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12
• Partners: Educators who work with high-school students in schools; community-based organizations with instructors who work with high-school students in after- or out-of-school programs during weekday; or community-based organization specializing in virtual exchange.
• Locations: Jordan, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, United States
• Time Frame: Two hours/week over 14 weeks; February-April, September-January

Take Action Global’s Taking Climate Action Together provides learning experiences for teachers and students centered on sustainability and environmental literacy, green skills, and meaningful global connections. Learn more.

• Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12
• Partners: K-12 school leaders who have a team of teachers ready to commit their school from August 2024-May 2025. No prior experience with climate action education is needed, and TAG is committed to open access to educational resources and outreach efforts to include schools serving underrepresented populations.
• Locations: Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
• Time Frame: One to two hours/week over 10 to 12 weeks; August 2024-May 2025