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Educational Resources

In cooperation with educators, the Council has produced:

  • Lesson Plans
  • Policy Scenarios
  • Background Papers
  • Resource Guides

    These documents offer exercises in critical thinking on complex and often controversial issues. Click here to view these resources.

International Student Summit - Cyber Security and Civil Liberties

September 17, 2010

The Student Summit will connect students in the Pittsburgh region to students in countries around the world through video conference and webcast, engaging them in a dialogue exploring the tensions between cyber security and civil liberties issues.

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40th World Affairs Institute for Student Leaders
Forecasting Global Trends: Your World in 2020 and Beyond

November 17, 2010

The World Affairs Institute is an annual daylong conference sponsored by Rotary International and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.

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Educational and Cultural Exchange Organizations

American Field Service (AFS)
AFS provides intercultural learning and volunteer opportunities for students, young adults, teachers, and families through international exchange.

American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)
AIFS and its family of companies organize cultural exchange programs throughout the world for more than 50,000 students each year.

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
CIEE creates and administers programs that allow high school and university students and educators to study, volunteer, work and teach abroad.

Rotary International: Eastern States Student Exchange Program, Inc. (ESSEX)
 Each year, ESSEX provides about ten thousand students with the opportunity to experience the cultures, problems and accomplishments of people in other countries.

World Learning (WL)
WL promotes international and intercultural understanding, democracy, social justice, and economic development through education, training, and field projects worldwide. Experiment in International Living is a WL summer exchange program for high school students. 


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