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Participate Learning Named a Top Impact Company of 2023

Participate Learning, a leader in providing global education opportunities to K-12 schools, has been named as a Top Impact Company of 2023 by Real Leaders magazine.

The list features 300 companies worldwide working to solve “existential problems through innovative and sustainable market-based solutions.” Real Leaders compiles its rankings through its “Force for Good” score, which is based on factors including business performance.

“We appreciate being recognized alongside so many other great organizations, and we share this honor with the nearly 70 school districts that partner with us to implement global learning programs positively impacting hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, and community members each year,” said David Young, CEO of Participate Learning.

For more than 35 years, Participate Learning has partnered with school districts to develop language proficiency and cultural competency that empowers educators to prepare students for the global marketplace.

Participate Learning ranked 143 on the list, which includes companies such as Patagonia, Danone, and Lego Group.

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  • Abby Huston is the Social Media and Communications Strategist at Participate Learning. She is passionate about Participate Learning’s mission to unite our world through global learning.

Abby Huston

Abby Huston is the Social Media and Communications Strategist at Participate Learning. She is passionate about Participate Learning’s mission to unite our world through global learning.

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