Photo Galleries of Past Projects
Gallery – Philadelphia Aviation Project – November 2025
ELEVATE: PHILADELPHIA AVIATION PROJECT United Airlines welcomes Philadelphia highschoolers to Newark Liberty International Airport for the second time In 2024, WIF and Going Global with Barbara (GGwB), an organization devoted to exposing African-American youth to the...
Gallery – Going Global with Barbara – Paris – November 2025
HORTON'S KIDS AND GOING GLOBAL WITH BARBARA WIF is proud to partner with Going Global with Barbara (GGwB), an organization devoted to exposing African-American youth to the possibilities that exist through travel and study abroad, on its International Youth Leadership...
Gallery – MSU 4-H Animal and Veterinary Science Camp – July 2025
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - 4-HANIMAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE CAMP For the second consecutive year, WIF was proud to partner with Mindfulness and S.T.E.A.M. Lab—an organization devoted to empowering young minds through the cultivation of self-esteem, mindfulness, and...
Gallery – Going Global with Barbara – Paris – April 2025
GOING GLOBAL WITH BARBARA: INTERNATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Going Global with Barbara (GGwB) has reached an important milestone in its existence. With its seventh (7th) excursion to Paris, France, which took place in April 2025, it celebrated its 100th student...
Philadelphia Aviation Project – Career Development Sessions
AVIATION CAREER DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS Inspired by the success of the Philadelphia Aviation Project's November 7, 2024 excursion that brought high school students from several Philadelphia Community Schools to Newark Liberty International Airport, WIF, United Airlines,...
Gallery – Going Global with Barbara – Paris – November 2024
HARRIET'S BOOKSHOP AND GOING GLOBAL WITH BARBARA:PHILLY IN PARIS WIF is proud to partner with Going Global with Barbara (GGwB), an organization devoted to exposing African-American youth to the possibilities that exist through travel and study abroad, on its...
Gallery – Philadelphia Aviation Project – November 2024
PHILADELPHIA AVIATION PROJECT WIF and Going Global with Barbara (GGwB), an organization devoted to exposing African-American youth to the possibilities that exist through travel and study abroad, co-hosted three online panel discussions on Black male youth and...
Gallery – 2023 International Business Women’s Day Luncheon
CLICK ON THE IMAGES FOR A FULL-SIZED VIEW!HOUSTON'S DOWNTOWN AQUARIUM We held our event in the Nautilus Ballroom at the Downtown Aquarium. The decor and the view of the downtown skyline are exquisite!HOSTS Dr. Ruth Allen Ollison served as our MC. WIF Board Secretary...
Gallery – MSU 4-H Animal and Veterinary Science Camp – July 2024
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - 4-HANIMAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE CAMP WIF was proud to partner with Mindfulness and S.T.E.A.M. Lab—an organization devoted to empowering young minds through the cultivation of self-esteem, mindfulness, and STEAM education—to deliver...
Gallery – Gordon Parks Academy in Paris
Gordon Parks Academy students, U.S. Embassy Minister Counselor Lawrence Randolph (rear left),Kansas State Representative K.C. Ohaebosim (rear right), and ARISE membersat the Hôtel Talleyrand in ParisGORDON PARKS ACADEMY IN PARIS From May 28 - June 2, 2024, nine...
Gallery – Etoile Academy – Trip to Downtown Aquarium
Etoile Academy students (L to R): Daniel, Katherine, Heidi, Maryam, Genesis, and JeremiahHOUSTON'S DOWNTOWN AQUARIUM Ever since we held our 2023 International Business Women's Day luncheon at the Downtown Aquarium, I wanted WIF to organize a visit to the aquarium for...
Gallery – Going Global with Barbara – Paris – April 2024
GOING GLOBAL WITH BARBARA:INTERNATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WIF is proud to partner with Going Global with Barbara (GGwB), an organization devoted to exposing African-American youth to the possibilities that exist through travel and study abroad, on its...
Gallery – Going Global with Barbara – Paris – November 2023
GOING GLOBAL WITH BARBARA:INTERNATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WIF is proud to partner with Going Global with Barbara (GGwB), an organization devoted to exposing African-American youth to the possibilities that exist through travel and study abroad, on its...
Gallery – YVI – South Bronx Early College Academy Owl Pellet Lab – Spring 2023
OWL PELLET LAB for SBECA 6th GRADERS Ms. Danielle Corbin, a 6th-grade science teacher at South Bronx Early College Academy, created the Careers in Veterinary Medicine curriculum in collaboration with the Wells International Foundation’s Youth Veterinarian Initiative...
Gallery – YVI Book Club & Merit Badge Program – Merit Badges
Merit BadgesImages above: Marion P. Thomas STEAM Academy students holding some of the merit badges they earned during the year. YVI Book Club scholars earned merit badges for a variety of activities undertaken during the 2022-2023 academic year: - submitting...
Gallery – YVI Book Club & Merit Badge Program – A Shot in the Arm
Header image: Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett - detail of self-portraitSource: Wikimedia Commons - CC-BY-SA-4.0 A SHOT IN THE ARMby Don Brown A Shot in the Arm was the last book that our YVI Book Club scholars read during the 2022-2023 academic year. Student rankings...
Gallery – YVI Book Club & Merit Badge Program – Who Did It First? and Ms. Belladonna’s Lab
WHO DID IT FIRST?by Julie Leung MS. BELLADONNA'S LABby Danielle Corbin and Dr. Tori Ellis Our YVI book club scholars had lots to say about Who Did It First? and Ms. Belladonna's Lab! Because the book critic evaluation assignment worked so well for previous readings,...
Gallery – Going Global with Barbara – Paris – April 2023
GOING GLOBAL WITH BARBARA:INTERNATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WIF is proud to partner with Going Global with Barbara (GGwB), an organization devoted to exposing African-American youth to the possibilities that exist through travel and study abroad, on its...
Gallery – YVI Book Club & Merit Badge Program – Forest World
Header image: Cuban trogon (Priotelus temnurus), Maravillas de Vinales, Cuba by Charles J. SharpSource: Wikimedia Commons - CC-BY-SA 4.0FOREST WORLDby Margarita Engle Our YVI book club scholars had differing opinions about Forest World, a verse novel about young...
Gallery – YVI Book Club & Merit Badge Program – A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A POO, A GNU, AND YOUby Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley This book was extremely popular among our book club participants. We asked students to evaluate it as a book critic would, giving it a rating and explaining why they chose that rating.To...
Gallery – YVI Book Club & Merit Badge Program – Unusual Chickens for the Extraordinary Chicken Farmer
UNUSUAL CHICKENS FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL POULTRY FARMER by Kelly Jones Our YVI book club participants learned a lot about feeding and caring for chickens as they explored this whimsical tale about a twelve-year-old girl named Sophia.For their assignment, they drew...
Gallery – Grace the Giraffe in Paris
GRACE THE GIRAFFE IN PARISby Oliver and Lina Nordin Gee This book is inspired by a true story about a giraffe that actually walked from Marseilles to Paris in 1827, kicking off a fashion trend among Parisians who'd never seen a giraffe before. It is appropriate for...
Gallery – YVI Book Club & Merit Badge Program – Magnificent Makers #2 – Brain Trouble
THE MAGNIFICENT MAKERS #2 - BRAIN TROUBLE by Theanne Griffith With The Magnificent Makers #2 - Brain Trouble, our YVI book club participants dove into the anatomy of the brain and learned how its different parts function.ETOILE ACADEMY - Houston, TX In the true spirit...
Gallery – Going Global with Barbara – Paris – November 2022
GOING GLOBAL WITH BARBARA:INTERNATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WIF is proud to partner with Going Global with Barbara (GGwB), an organization devoted to exposing African-American youth to the possibilities that exist through travel and study abroad, on its...
Gallery – Going Global with Barbara – Paris – April 2022
GOING GLOBAL WITH BARBARA: INTERNATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WIF is proud to partner with Going Global with Barbara, an organization devoted to exposing African-American youth to the possibilities that exist through travel and study abroad, on its International...
Gallery – YVI Book Club & Merit Badge Program – Seedfolks
SEEDFOLKS by Paul Fleischman We launched the YVI Book Club & Merit Badge with this book, which presents the stories of several residents of an inner city Cleveland neighborhood who create an urban garden. While it does not focus on animals, this book illustrates...
Gallery – YVI – South Bronx Early College Academy Owl Pellet Lab – Spring 2022
VIRTUAL OWL PELLET LAB South Bronx Early College Academy (SBECA) students are learning about what owls eat by examining owl pellets. They began by watching a video about the subject during the first lesson from a special elective created as a result of educator...
Gallery – Bloom Academy – WIF Book Donation – January 2020
First graders with their booksKindergartners with their books
Gallery – Classes Duo – Nature’s Way – Classes Duo song
With music teacher Georgi Schmidt, the Nature's Way children create verses for a song that Jean Zay Elementary School in Paris has proposed to record to immortalize Classes Duo Paris/Knoxville program.Watch the students practice their lyrics with Georgi Schmidt in the...
Gallery – Classes Duo Paris/Knoxville – Visit to Nature’s Way
On February 8, 2020, Dr. Monique Y. Wells visited Nature's Way. It was her first time seeing the campus.Nature's Way educators, students, and parents gathered for a reception to celebrate the Classes Duo Paris / Knoxville program.Professor Mary Campbell spoke about...