Highlights:
- 10-day Nomadic Global Citizen summer camp
- Learn alongside Mongolian teenagers
- One-week homestay with families in Ulaanbaatar
- Celebrate Naadam, Mongolia’s national summer festival
- Experience Mongolia at the peak of its short summer
- Learn sustainability through nomadic daily life
- Develop leadership and intercultural skills
- Traditional cooking, dairy making, music, and dance
- Hike and explore Mongolia’s vast natural landscapes
- Experiential-learning methods used throughout program
- Visit Terelj National Park and nearby cultural sites
- Introductory tours of local NGOs and museums
- Safe, supported program led by AFS staff
- Horse riding, archery, wrestling, and herding (optional)
All students in the Global Citizen of Nomadic Culture program are guided through a structured learning journey that integrates sustainability education, intercultural learning, and global citizenship. Through hands-on experiences in nomadic and urban Mongolian contexts, supported by facilitated reflection during the program, students explore how community values, environmental responsibility, and cultural knowledge shape responses to global challenges alongside Mongolian peers.
The learning journey is designed to support participants in developing as Active Global Citizens