GLOBAL COMPETENCE CERTIFICATE FOR TEENS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Course will start on 20 April 2021 At a time when understanding others is more important than ever but travel remains challenging, AFS Intercultural Programs (AFS) is providing a new…
Education
Experiencing India Virtually
By Joey Lim Vice President (Negeri Sembilan Chapter) Returnee from JENESYS Japan 2011 With international borders remaining closed, cultural sharing, bonding and learning have to be done virtually. AFS Malaysia…
AFS MAS Completes GCC Workshop for Educators
AFS Malaysia has successfully concluded a series of facilitated workshops for 100 educators under the Global Competence Certificate course. A team of certified facilitators comprising staff and returnees had conducted…
Repositioning AFS for the Future 2019 sees a lot of innovative ideas and new way of working for AFS.
By: Nizam Mokhtar (AFS Malaysia Chair) & Atty Sulaiman (AFS Malaysia National Director) In March, AFS Malaysia hosted the AFS Asia-Pacific Initiative (AAI) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur. This Annual…
Training, Learning & Education Overview
Intercultural Learning (ICL) In 2019, the Training, Learning & Education (ICL) team expanded its outreach on Intercultural Learning (ICL) by reaching out to both stakeholders and non-stakeholders. Besides carrying out…
AFS, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, Tips
How Can You Manage Cultural Diversity?
We are generally aware that the first step in managing diversity is recognize it and learning not to fear it. Since everyone is the product of their own culture, we…
AFS, AFS Host Family, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, Study abroad, Tips, volunteerism
Celebrate Culture Differences
What language do you speak? What is your religion? What holidays do you celebrate? What is your racial identification? What is your ethnic identity? What is your culture? Culture is…
AFS, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Intercultural Learning, Study abroad
Sudha Ashvinder: The Italian Job
I left for my exchange when I was in Form 4, which was at the age of 16. Although my program was only for two months, but I lived…
AFS, AFS Host Family, AFS Student, culture, Education, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, Study abroad
Adla Sieno: Deeper Insight Through Cultural Immersion
My name is Adla Sieno, I am a 20 year-old AFS volunteer from Germany, whose passion is to get to know new cultures and a different point of view of…