Founded in 1932 as The Experiment in International Living, World Learning is one of the oldest private, nonprofit, international educational organizations in the world. All World Learning programs - education, training, study abroad, international exchange and international development - are designed to provide learning experiences that lead to greater understanding and cooperation between people, communities and nations drawn closer by the forces of globalization. Through distinctive educational methods based on experiential learning and the integration of theory and practice, World Learning's major operating units - The Experiment in International Living, the School for International Training, and World Learning for International Development - build knowledge, develop leaders and effect change.