Learning Afar
Bringing travel opportunities to low income students in New York City and San Francisco with Afar Media.
Global Explorers and the Afar Foundation are working together to bring travel opportunities to low income students in New York City and San Francisco. The Afar Foundation is the philanthropic affiliate of Afar Media. Its mission is to promote cross-cultural exchange by sponsoring international travel and study for students who cannot otherwise afford to experience another part of the world. Greg Sullivan, Afar Media’s founder, has made the foundation the primary beneficiary of his estate. “At Afar Media we believe that travel can change lives for the better,” Sullivan says. “Not only does travel expand your understanding of the world, it also can increase your understanding of your place in the world.” The Afar Foundation-Global Explorer program starts with a yearlong classroom program designed to prepare students for the trip. Teachers take students through a structured curriculum that focuses on leadership, service, cultural tolerance, and conservation biology. The Afar Foundation-Global Explorer program, called Learning Afar, will initially work with two high schools in New York City and San Francisco, providing scholarships for five underserved students in each area to make group trips to Costa Rica for ten days in the spring of 2010. Students will be encouraged to document their travels through writing, photography, and videography, and to enter those materials in a contest sponsored by Afar Media. The Afar Foundation plans to expand its partnership with Global Explorers and consider similar programs after the completion of the pilot program.
Yonkers High School
Are you ready to apply? Your application includes the following components:
1) Yonkers High School Online Student Application
2) Two Educator Referral Forms in PDF or Educators can complete their online forms by visiting Two Educator Referral Forms ONLINE
3) Yonkers High School Legal Guardian Supplemental Online Form
4) A copy of your school transcripts (official or unofficial)
5) A copy of your family's most recent 1040 tax form (skip if you are not applying for scholarship funding).
6) If you have a disability, please complete the online Global Explorers Survey for Students with Disabilities
All materials must be submitted by email or delivered in print form to Chris Vicari by November 20. Prefer not to fill out your application online? Yonkers High School Application Form in PDF
Oakland High School
Are you ready to apply? Your application includes the following components:
1) Oakland High School Online Student Application
2) Two Educator Referral Forms in PDF or educators can complete their online forms by visiting Two Educator Referral Forms ONLINE
3) Oakland High School Legal Guardian Supplemental Online Form
4) A copy of your school transcripts (official or unofficial)
5) A copy of your family's most recent 1040 tax form (skip if you are not applying for scholarship funding).
6) If you have a disability, please complete the online Global Explorers Survey for Students with Disabilities
All materials must be submitted by email or delivered in print form to Katie Noonan by December 2nd. Prefer not to fill out your application online? Oakland High School Application Form in PDF
