1. YES Story: Zaid

   

   Zaid discusses his exchange experience in Indiana as a Jordanian Christian with many Muslim friends.

2. Center Stage: Connecting Music and Culture

   

   Video of Center Stage group, Democratoz, a band from Algeria that celebrates the way music can connect people throughout the world.

3. Language Scholarships for High School Students NSLI-Y: 7-Weeks in Turkey

   

   Emily Morin, a 16 year-old from Washington, D.C. studied abroad for 7 weeks in Turkey with the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program.

4. Become a TechWomen Mentor!

   

   TechWomen is a program that brings incredibly talented women in technology from North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the middle East over to the United States with the goal of increasing cultural understanding.

5. A-SMYLE Student of the Month — January 2013

   To celebrate International Education Week, Filip gave presentations that incorporated cultural exchange through all five senses.

6. A-SMYLE Student of the Month — December 2013

   During International Education Week (IEW) Jelena gave 11 presentations about her home country of Serbia to over 230 elementary, middle, and high school students in her host school and community.

7. Fellows Gather in Colombia for Conference

   Fellows met with Regional English Language Officers, U.S. Embassy officials, and local teachers for a week-long conference.

8. TechWomen

   Empowering women leaders in the technology field by bringing together women in Northern California with their counterparts in the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa for a professional mentorship and exchange program at leading technology companies.

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   TechGirls 2013: A Network of Young Innovators

   

   TechGirls is an international exchange program designed to empower young girls from the Middle East and North Africa with the knowledge and resources to pursue higher education and careers in technology.

10. Unpublished

    Museums Connect: Raising Disability Awareness in New York and Spain

    

    Watch how Museums Connect's emPOWER Parents program created a cross-cultural network for parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder between Queens, NY and Madrid, Spain to provide support and resources.

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