Southwest High School Receives the “2013 Top AFS School” Award

Southwest High School Receives the “2013 Top AFS School” Award

 

[April 17, 2013 Minneapolis, MN] Southwest High School has been selected to receive the “2013 Top AFS School” award from AFS-USA, a leader in international high school student exchange. Schools honored with this inaugural award have partnered with AFS in a variety of ways to foster global citizenship through intercultural learning—both inside and outside of the classroom—from hosting international students, sending students abroad, and working with AFS-USA to incorporate intercultural and experiential learning opportunities in the curriculum. You can view the entire list of schools at www.afsusa.org/educators.

 

The high schools selected from around the country for this public recognition are making a profound difference in the lives of students and in society at large. The ability to speak another language, to navigate in a different cultural context, and to marshal a global perspective are skills that today’s students need to succeed in our increasingly interdependent world.

 

Over the years, Southwest High School has hosted 29 students from 16 countries, and sent 25 American students abroad to 15 counties. “We’re so thankful and proud to work in educational partnership with schools like Southwest High School,” said Tonya Muro, the Director of School Outreach at AFS-USA. “Today’s AFS is so much more than international educational exchange. Together with schools, AFS is bringing global competencies and key 21^st century skills to students, teachers, and the greater community.”

 

We hope you will join us in recognizing Southwest High School has done for their students, teachers, community, and AFS-USA to help young people take social action in the world as globally aware citizens.

 

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About AFS

AFS (formerly the American Field Service), a worldwide, nonprofit organization, has been leading international high school student exchange for more than 65 years.  Each year, AFS-USA sends approximately 1,000 US students abroad, provides  $3 million in scholarships and financial aid, and welcomes 2,300 international high school students who come to study in US high schools and live with host families.  More than 5,000 volunteers in the US make the work of AFS possible.