{"id":2903,"date":"2016-09-13T09:16:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T09:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/latvia.afssite.afs.org\/education\/the-afs-educational-approach\/?lang=lv"},"modified":"2017-01-11T15:21:17","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T13:21:17","slug":"the-afs-educational-approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afslietuva.org\/lv\/the-afs-educational-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"The AFS Educational Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AFS encourages everyone in our global community to embrace our \u201clearning to live together\u201d philosophy and foster intercultural understanding to create positive change for a more just and peaceful world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To accomplish this, <\/span><b>AFS educational programs help<\/b><b> future leaders, global citizens and changemakers develop essential 21st century intercultural skills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to thrive and succeed in a globalized world, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">build bridges among cultures and tackle the world\u2019s interconnected problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Specifically, AFS intercultural learning programs are designed to help AFSers and people of all ages:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"sequential\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn firsthand about the impact of culture on values and the decisions they make<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gain the ability to better see themselves through the eyes of others<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Challenge assumptions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Broaden their views on stereotypes and global issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gain understanding on how to shift perspectives effectively, appropriately and authentically<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create innovative solutions to resolve real-world challenges<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Develop the practical 21<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> century skills, knowledge and understanding needed to become active global citizens<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFS encourages everyone in our global community to embrace our \u201clearning to live together\u201d philosophy and foster intercultural understanding to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2903","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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