Mansfield Center Awarded Grant to Take Montana High School Students to Thailand

Montana high school educators or students with interests in international affairs could be among 20 students and two educators supported by the U.S. Department of State for a monthlong all-expenses-paid study program in Thailand.

The U.S. Department of State awarded a grant to the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at the University of Montana to implement the American Youth Leadership Program in Thailand in 2015. AYLP Thailand offers a six-month study on food security issues, climate change, leadership development and community service, culminating in the monthlong exchange program during the summer of 2015.

In Thailand, the group will explore the diversity of the country, from the bustling capital city of Bangkok to the southern beaches of the Malay Peninsula and the diverse hill tribes in the north. Cultural exchange is interwoven throughout the program, as participants will stay with Thai host families for full-immersion into local culture and society.

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More information and applications can be found on the Mansfield Center’s website at http://www.umt.edu/mansfield or by calling Stamm at 406-243-2838. Applications for teachers are due Sunday, Nov. 2, while student applications are due Sunday, Nov. 9.

Full Story: http://news.umt.edu/2014/09/%20091614thai.php