"Traveling outside of the US broadened my understanding of what it means to be a global citizen, as well as strengthened my pride and love that I call home. In interacting with students from throughout the world, I came to the realization that our world is a better place when we work in unison, and that diversity can instill values of success and collaboration. When we work in community we can balance out inequalities and further intersect works relating to the economy, society, and politics, regardless of specific identities."

For many underrepresented students, a limitation in environment can oftentimes serve as the biggest culprit in hindering their view of possibilities and construction of perspectives. We view exposure as a tool to achieve economic mobility and as a way to build social capital. By Introducing youth to travel, we develop exposure to the world, to new cities, states, and countries in order to break down barriers of limited exposure.

In marrying storytelling and the case study method in our curriculum, students have the opportunity to build educational concepts in a more relevant manner. Each Student Delegation is assigned an economic, political, or social challenge relevant to the country they are visiting and is responsible for developing a solution through writing a collaborative case study. Once published, these cases are later used to teach within local communities in various contexts.

We promote effective bilingualism; the value of not only speaking various languages but perfecting language proficiency in professional and academic settings. Students practice how to convey ideas in a clear, inclusive, and global way while participating in international conferences. More importantly, students become exposed to the importance of learning more than one language

and seeing how one language can be used within various countries around the world.

Our NetWings Delegations travel with a specific mission to become aware of events, mentalities, and evolving policies within respective countries. Most importantly, our students travel to build an understanding as to how they can apply what they learn within the local communities. Via this avenue of engaging students in international policy, NetWings redefines and diversifies the

traditional policy expert archetype. Furthermore, our JetSetNetwork of advisors and mentors provide invaluable insights into the countries our students visit.

We look to lower the barriers in data exploration by promoting data visualization as a creative means for youth to synthesize data, map relationships, and most importantly, convey concepts in a universal language. We see the value of data visualization as another way to break down barriers of communication and as a way to exchange ideas effectively. The culmination of our story telling, travel experiences, and conference exchanges comes to life via podcasts, case studies, and videos to further engage in technological avenues to connect minds from around the world.

Our NetWings Delegates learn to engage in significant conversation while building foundations for friendship and collaboration. We help students create a launchpad of international connections that encourage learning and exploration with a goal to begin connecting people with ideas, ideas with people, and beyond. NetWings students learn to not only connect the dots within the NetWings curriculum but also across a variety of spectrums; a large factor in strengthening their confidence as students, professionals, and individuals