AFS-USA Honored for Outstanding Partnership by Chess-in-the-Schools
Award part of Chess-in-the-Schools 25th Anniversary Benefit Celebration
New York, NY – Tonight, as Chess-in-the-Schools celebrates its 25th anniversary of teaching New York students critical thinking through chess, it will honor AFS Intercultural Programs/USA as Partner of the Year. Accepting the award for AFS-USA will be President, Dr. Jorge Castro.
For 13 years, the two nonprofit organizations have collaborated through the AFS-USA Faces of America (FoA) diversity scholarship program. FoA provides study abroad scholarships to high achieving high school students from underserved populations. Chess-in-the-Schools and AFS-USA work together to develop leaders, provide experiential education leading to college access, and help students build critical skills in intercultural communications while becoming more globally aware.
“We believe that working collaboratively to invest in young people with dreams, hopes and ideas who just need that additional support to achieve them, is one of the most significant investments we can make,” said AFS-USA President Dr. Jorge Castro.
In addition to sharing a partnership for more than a decade, AFS and Chess-in-the-Schools benefit greatly by the wisdom and passion of a man who has dedicated his life to making a difference in young people’s lives, Mr. Ward Chamberlin, one of the founders of AFS and a trustee of Chess-in-the-Schools.
Also honored by Chess-in-the-Schools this evening at the Plaza Hotel event will be philanthropist Agnes Gund, artist Chuck Close, and Olympic fencer Tim Morehouse.
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Contact:
Darin Smith-Gaddis
AFS-USA Outbound Sponsored Programs Specialist (Faces of America)
(800) 876-2376, ext. 1173
About AFS-USA
AFS-USA has been a leader in international high school student exchange for 65 years. Each year, AFS-USA sends approximately 1,000 U.S. students abroad, provides approximately $3 million in scholarships and financial aid, and welcomes 2,300 international high school students who come to study in U.S. high schools and live with host families. More than 5,000 volunteers in the U.S. make the work of AFS possible.
About Chess-in-the-Schools
Since 1986, Chess-in-the-Schools has taught, inspired, and empowered more than 400,000 students in Title I New York City public schools. Through structured classroom, after-school, weekend, and summer programs, Chess-in-the-Schools uses chess as an educational tool to promote learning and to help young people develop skills in critical thinking and problem solving.
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