Author Archives: Administrator
Posted on December 17, 2011 by Administrator
If you missed VIA’s 2009 Myanmar (Burma) trip, a second trip led by Founder Dwight Clark will be offered in June 2012. The trip will be a budget-friendly chance to see this rapidly changing nation. To learn more about the … Continue reading →
Posted on October 4, 2011 by Administrator
Entrepreneur Hans Huang joined VIA’s American Language and Culture (ALC) program in 2007 as a freshman from National Taiwan University. He has just graduated. In May he shared the impact of the program and plans for his latest venture. It started … Continue reading →
Posted on July 20, 2011 by Administrator
On July 2, 2011 Lydia Stamato and Ben Strong completed half marathons 10,000 miles apart. Through their run, with the support of friends, family, and VIA family, they raised scholarship money for a Guangzhou English Training Center for the Handicapped … Continue reading →
Posted on July 12, 2011 by Administrator
On July 2, 2011 two runners completed half marathons 10,000 miles apart. Through their run, with the support of friends, family, and VIA family, they raised scholarship money for a Guangzhou English Training Center for the Handicapped (GETCH) student to … Continue reading →
Posted on June 8, 2011 by Administrator
VIA’s Huang Fellows at Ou Yang Yu Middle School (OYY) in Hunan Province, China, have been envisioning an English Resource Room (ERR) for some time. Over the last ten years, the foreign teachers accumulated an impressive collection of books, magazines, … Continue reading →
Posted on May 4, 2011 by Administrator
Current VIA volunteer Kailah Weiss-Weinberg recently organized a field trip for her students at the Eastern Tibet Training Institute (ETTI). Staff accompanied the students who could ride bikes on a sponsored trip to the Napa Wetlands 纳帕海 and ShiKa Snow … Continue reading →
Posted on April 21, 2011 by Administrator
Asumi Nonomiya Suzuki joined VIA’s American Language and Culture program in 2002 as a freshman at Keio Univeristy. This fall she is entering the International Education Policy Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Below she traces the impact … Continue reading →
Posted on April 18, 2011 by Administrator
Maureen Suhendra, an alumna of our Indonesia program, responds to the question, “How do young people develop identities of global citizenship through an experience abroad?” Today, this question drives much of the research I do as a graduate student majoring … Continue reading →
Posted on April 12, 2011 by Administrator
Kim Meredith, Executive Director of the Stanford University Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS), hosted VIA’s Exploring Social Innovation program for a discussion on Philanthropy 101. Below is an excerpt from PACS’ April newsletter discussing the visit. PACS hosted … Continue reading →
Posted on April 8, 2011 by Administrator
In summer 2002, as a student of KEIO University in Japan, I attended VIA’s American Language and Culture program at Stanford University. The one month on ALC challenged me academically and socially. However, the most important lesson I learned during … Continue reading →
