World Learning
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| Founded | June 1932 |
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| Founder | Donald B. Watt |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| 03-0179592 | |
| Coordinates | 42°53′17″N 72°33′53″W / 42.888067°N 72.56474°W |
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Area served
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70 countries |
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Key people
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Donald K. Steinberg (CEO) & (President) |
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Revenue
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$150 million |
| Endowment | $46.5 million |
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Employees
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1,100 worldwide |
| Slogan | "Advancing Leadership for 80 Years" |
| Website | worldlearning |
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Formerly called
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The Experiment in International Living |
World Learning is a 501(c)(3) international nonprofit organization that focuses on international development, education, and exchange programs. Based in Brattleboro, Vermont, World Learning "unlocks the potential of people to address critical global issues" through its five core program areas: The Experiment in International Living, SIT Study Abroad (including the International Honors Program), the SIT Graduate Institute (formerly the School for International Training), and International Development and Exchange Programs.
The Experiment in International Living (EIL) began in 1932. It had its origins in preparing outbound Peace Corps Volunteers for their assignments and was the first international exchange program to involve a family homestay. EIL was selected by the original architects of the Peace Corps, because the professionals at EIL were known to have a strong system for teaching the nuances of culture shock preparedness. Experiment assisted after World War II when they lead teaching voyages on a series of decommissioned warships with the members of the Student Council on Travel.
The School for International Training (SIT) was established in 1964. SIT filled a need of returned Peace Corps volunteers by offering a graduate degree in International Development. The Vermont campus originally consisted of a small collection of dorms around a Carriage House on a scenic farm on the north end of Brattleboro. These early Peace Corps volunteers took lessons in foreign languages with materials and teachers from the language training from their service, and The School for International Training began to expand its offerings. By 1968, the small but increasing number of returned Peace Corps volunteers were requesting a degree in Teaching English as a Second Language, a new speciality. In 1969, two graduate programs were developed, International Career Training (ICT), and Masters in Teaching Languages (MAT) (French, Spanish and ESL).
In the late 1970s, the 1980s, and 1990s there was an undergraduate program called the World Issues Program (WIP). It was a two-year program for transfer juniors and seniors. During the early years, a group of students published a book entitled "Process: About Learning and Caring" which speaks about the difficulties and rewards of transformational education.
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