AFS Global Conference 2019: Active Global Citizenship—and How to Educate for It.

Members of the ANGEL team will be attending this important event, run by AFS Intercultural Programs - "an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world."

The conference, held in Montreal, Canada, aims to:

• Explore winning strategies to bring global competence into classrooms and youth programs
• Define how global competence helps all stakeholders better connect resources and communities to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Showcase how cutting-edge study abroad programs provide real-world learning opportunities and global skills that employers need
• Dive into how global education builds resilience to extreme ideologies that divide people