Horizons Of The Self WorldLINK Foundation

Hanna Kozina from Odessa and Yurii Hladkov from Lviv tell their story to Kraków, Poland & to International Youth Summit 2023 in Florida, USA. It is truly a silver-lining story. Feel invited!

Host: Leon Lauterbach

Special thanks to:
U.S. Consulate in Kraków
Principal of PBHS Mrs. Lisa Spencer
Assistant Principal of PBHS in Florida Mrs. Jill Samaroo - who made Hanna and Yurii’s visit possible
As the Visionary Principal and Founder of International Summit, Mr. Hudson Thomas says: Education through relationship building matters.

Why must we challenge ourselves? Listen to the experience of two IB DP Programme (International Baccalaureate Diploma Program) students who engage in conversation and discuss the tangible and intangible benefits of IBDP programme and share with the listeners how it has helped in influencing and shaping their thoughts and careers.

IB DP Graduates of VIII Prywatne Akademickie Liceum Ogólnokształcące (VIIIPALO) in Kraków, Poland and their bright future

Mentor and Host: Mr Don Allen, the Director of English Touring Theater in Kraków, Poland

Host: Kavya Pasricha Alumnus DPS Gurgaon - India

Guests: Paulina Braś, Natalia Kuder

Paulina is an IBDP Graduate and studies International Business at Maastricht University, Netherlands

Natalia is an IBDP Graduate and studies Econometrics and Operations Research at Tilburg University, Netherlands

Knowing Your Roots while Spreading Your Wings: Education through Diplomacy

We all struggle to understand when there is an opportunity which at times seems like an obstacle. Listen to two students who were willing to take action, seize the opportunities for learning from the Foreign Language Youth Exchange Program and International Summit at Pompano Beach High School, an International Affairs with Information Technology magnet School, in Pompano Beach Florida. Their experiences have helped them decide to study abroad .

The participation in the programs was possible thanks to the visionary Principal Hudson Thomas.
A big thank you to Assistant Principal Jill Narus Samaroo and the Team of @PBHS in Florida for creating the path for the growth of global students.

Polish-American path was paved by Ms Julia Perlowski who met Ms Anna Krzemińska-Kaczyńska in India during Fulbright Scholarship.

Mentor and Host: Mr Don Allen, the Director of English Touring Theatre in Kraków, Poland

Guests:

Olga Oracz, Kraków, Poland - student of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

Tomasz Ślusarczyk, Kraków, Poland - student of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Interesting things happen beyond our comfort zone! Want to go on an international trip? Experience varied geographies, and cultures, which imperceptibly help in bringing about a positive change. Listen to this travel tale to Nepal by Polish students and the tangible and intangible takeaways from the experience.

The Polish-Nepali student exchange between VIIIPALO in Kraków, Poland and Malpi International School in Nepal was possible thanks to Professor Jerzy Waligóra, Founder Principal of PACK Schools  and Mr Jyoti Man Sherchan, Executive Chairman, Malpi International School, Nepal. 

Host and Mentor: Mr Don Allen

A co-host student:  Tanvi Nagar, Student, DPS Gurgaon – India

Guests:

Maria Baczkowska, Alumnus VIII PALO, Kraków, Poland, a medical student, at the Silesian Medical University in Katowice, Poland

Hubert Biront, Alumnus VIII PALO, Kraków, Poland, studies at Eindhoven University of Technology, Electrical Engineering. Holds Bachelor Degree from Newcastle University where he studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Nothing is impossible… all is possible, it all depends on you! Listen to Hanna and Gosia who share their experience of studying abroad. They share their experiences of how studying abroad exposes you to myriad cultures, helps to understand perspectives and think out of the box!

Host and Mentor: Mr Don Allen, the Director of English Touring Theater in Kraków, Poland

A co-host student: Agnieszka Kubica, a student of Liberal Arts and Sciences student of Mathematics and Economics and pursuing minors in Chinese and Statistics at University College Utrecht, the Netherlands 


Guests: 

Gosia Majczak,  Alumnus VIII PALO, Kraków, Poland; a postgraduate student at the Columbia University, in the MA programme  for Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences, and BASc Arts & Sciences graduate (majoring in Economics, and minoring in Mathematics) at University College London

Hanna Twaróg, Alumnus VIII PALO, Kraków, Poland , Studying Arts and Sciences, University College London

Embrace who you are and become a better version of yourself. Lead by example!  Immerse and experiences other cultures. Shared experiences and insight by two international exchange students who want to be citizens of the world. A MUST listen to understand why you must opt for exchange programmes.

U.S.-Polish Youth Leadership Exchange Program to California, European Academy of Diplomacy in Warsaw

Coordinator: Ms Adina Escarsega, Clay Cafe, Visalia, California

Host and Mentor: Mr Don Allen, the Director of English Touring Theater in Kraków, Poland

A co-host student: Tanvi Nagar, graduated high school from Delhi Public School Gurgaon, India and is deeply interested in Economics, Mathematics

and Psychology.

Guests: Maja Górecka Selliti Rangel, Filip Wątorek

Maja studied Banking Law and since then she has been working in a multinational consulting firm (PwC) to help the banks and other financial institutions with any challenges they might face.

Filip continues his doctoral studies at the Department of Process Automation at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Poland in the field of predictive diagnostics in automation.