Programming
The Great Decisions program is the flagship educational program at the core of FPA's outreach. The aim is to increase the awareness of international issues in the American public. Launched in 1954 it is America's longest-standing civic global Affairs Education Program and has more than half a million participants across the U.S today.
The Foreign Policy Association organizes education programs such as the Great Decisions discussion groups and workshops across the U.S and promotes the use of the Great Decisions opinion ballots. FPA's national network of volunteer coordinators help implementing the Great Decisions program by setting up discussion groups, seminars and public forums in which participants can meet, discuss the issues, and arrive at an informed opinion on each topic.
To facilitate the programming, the FPA produces the weekly e-news letters, Great Decisions Online and Great Decisions in the Classroom, written for Great Decisions participants and educators. The organization makes a map of all discussion groups across the U.S. available, and encourages individuals to start groups of their own.
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