US/MX Exchange

“Students in the US-MX Student to World
Language Learning through
{Deepening Understanding: US/MX}
program grew in all outcome areas of interest.”

Cogent Evaluation
 Fall 2024 Evaluation

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Satisfaction & Belonging

83%

said they would participate in a future CCL program

77%

reported that they felt like they belonged.

Future-Ready Skill Development

Empathy

92%

said “I respect the differences (in beliefs, behaviors, languages, practices, or customs) between my global peers and me”

87%

said “I understand the emotions of people who are different from me”

Intercultural Communication

73%

said “I find it easy to get along with people from different cultures.”

Global Awareness

85%

said “I identify as a member of the worldwide community”.

Critical Thinking

79%

said “When communicating with people who are different from me, I try to notice things from their perspective.”

Action-orientation

80%

said “I try to make a difference on local issues”.

86%

said  “I will use what I learned during the program to contribute positively to my local and/or global community

Language Learning

Statistically significant improvements in the motivation for both English and Spanish language acquisition.

“My students loved it! They were initially nervous but really enjoyed the opportunity. There were some students who rarely speak in class and who even volunteered to speak today.” Educator, US

From Our Youth

Youth, USA

“I thought it was a fun experience and great way to talk with people who are also learning a new language”

Youth, USA”

“It was so much fun! I thought it was such a great experience to talk to others and further practice my skills in Spanish while getting to know about another culture!

Youth, USA

“I thought the experience was overall very engaging and super unique! This was definitely useful (for both sides) and it was very cool to be able to speak to students currently studying in another part of the world!”

Youth, Mexico

"En esta plataforma aprendí a luchar contra mis prejuicios e interactuar con gente de otras nacionalidades y al mismo tiempo aprendí más vocabulario en inglés" "In this platform, I learned to overcome my prejudices and interact with people from other nationalities, and at the same time, I learned more vocabulary in English."

Youth, Mexico

“A mi me gustó mucho el conocer chavos de otro país y saber un poco de ellos mientras hablábamos en inglés y un poco de español, fue divertido hablar con los chicos de Estados Unidos.”"I really liked meeting youth from another country and knowing a bit about them while we spoke in English and a bit of Spanish. It was fun talking to the guys from the United States."