Making International Education for Everyone
Your Name and Title: David Potter, Chief Development Officer
School or Organization Name: iEARN-USA
Co-Presenter Name(s): [tbd]
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: United States
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): Educational, exchange and technology professionals, policy-makers, foundations
Short Session Description (one line): A session on the importance of giving all young people the opportunity to have a meaningful cross-cultural experience as part of their education.
Full Session Description (as long as you would like):
It is critical that international education is for everyone, regardless of socio-economic background, age, special needs, or geographic location. The outcomes of increasing meaningful cross-cultural experiences for our students will be a critical mass of college and career-ready young leaders who have empathy, trust, and respect for their peers abroad. International education needs to be available to everyone because we need as many people as possible passionate about working together towards a healthier, more prosperous, more just, and safer planet.
To support the inclusion of all learners international education, a brand new website for virtual exchange has launched. We hope that the new site will accelerate efforts to combine the deep impact of cross-cultural exchange with the broad reach of new media technologies to support the goal of giving all young people the opportunity to have a meaningful cross-cultural experience as part of their education.
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