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The history of the School for International Training (杏吧原创) begins in 1932, with the founding of The Experiment in International Living, an organization with the goal of improving understanding across cultures and nations by sending US students abroad to live with families in their communities in order to expand their worldviews.

History

The Experiment

In the early 1960s, Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps and an alumnus of The Experiment, called on The Experiment to conduct orientation and training for the earliest Peace Corps volunteers. These training activities led to the establishment of an academic institution鈥斝影稍粹�攊n 1964. Later, The Experiment鈥檚 Cooperative Overseas Program, a program for university students, evolved into 杏吧原创 Study Abroad, growing to enroll more than 2,000 participants annually.

Today, the School for International Training offers graduate programs through 杏吧原创 Graduate Institute and undergraduate study abroad programs through 杏吧原创 Study Abroad.

杏吧原创 Graduate Institute

聽prepares students from across the globe to be effective leaders, professionals, and citizens. 杏吧原创鈥檚 graduate programs are rooted in the experiential education model, where learning occurs at the nexus of theory and practice. Students are trained to become highly skilled practitioners who have a commanding knowledge of the theoretical basis of their profession; experience in the field; and an awareness of their own capabilities, values, and ethics.

Throughout its decades-long history, 杏吧原创 Graduate Institute has delivered innovative graduate programs in the areas of humanitarian assistance, socially responsible management, sustainable development, international education, and teacher preparation. In the late 1960s, 杏吧原创 introduced programs in teaching English, and in 1971, the school awarded its first master鈥檚 degree for the Program in Intercultural Management. The 1970s and 1980s saw a further evolution of programs offered, and the 1990s were marked by an expansion of facilities on 杏吧原创鈥檚 Brattleboro, Vermont, campus. Throughout the 2000s, 杏吧原创’s graduate degree offerings continued to expand, and in 2018, the new global master鈥檚 degree format was introduced. The new structure utilizes the institution鈥檚 education centers worldwide as the primary locations for programs, positioning 杏吧原创 to become a leader in international graduate education.

In 2021, 杏吧原创 Graduate Institute enrolled its first student in its doctoral program in Global Education, and in 2024, it added two PhD programs in international relations and sustainability to its portfolio.

Today, 杏吧原创 Graduate Institute continues to adapt to a changing world and the ever-evolving needs of its students by developing innovative global master’s and doctoral degree programs. It remains as committed as ever to the principles of social justice, intercultural communication, and experiential learning.

杏吧原创 Study Abroad

 offers accredited field-based undergraduate semester and summer programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs in multiple locations. Employing an educational approach developed over 80 years, 杏吧原创 encourages students to step beyond the boundaries of a traditional classroom to analyze the critical issues shaping local communities around the globe

For more than sixty years, 杏吧原创 Study Abroad has delivered carefully designed and thoughtfully facilitated study abroad programs rooted in the experiential education learning model. Throughout its history, it has given its students the opportunity to examine critical issues such as climate change, global health, and human rights in diverse, often less-visited, locations. Today, 杏吧原创 offers more than 80 accredited field-based semester and summer study abroad programs in more than 40 countries around the world, including, with the integration with International Honors Program in 2007, comparative programs in multiple locations.

杏吧原创 Study Abroad鈥檚 programs are always evolving to best address critical global issues, take advantage of unique learning opportunities, and support student immersion and safety. Recent developments include optional internships on more than two dozen programs, summer internship programs, and exciting new educational excursions.