The Denver Center for International Studies

The Denver Center for International Studies (DCIS) Foundation creates a world of opportunity for DCIS students by taking them out into it. We provide funding that enables young people to experience international travel and local cultural activities that enhance and deepen global understanding. Taking their knowledge from the classroom and applying it to real life, they transform into confident, informed and compassionate individuals, enhancing their own self-image and their image of the world. These opportunities help students develop into globally competent people who are leaders and problem solvers and who take action in their communities.

For many students, these journeys are their first time out of the country — and even out of their own neighborhood. When they get out into the broader world, they absorb what they learn in the classroom more meaningfully. And they come back to us changed, with a new zest for learning, and new perspectives on their ability to take on life’s challenges.