sentences:  Participants are nominated by their U.S. Embassies and selected by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and spend 3–5 weeks in the United States meeting with their peers, engaging informally with American families, and experiencing American culture.The Seattle World Affairs Council also conducts a program aimed at educators called Global Classroom, which develops more than 20 programs annually for teachers to better incorporate international understanding into the classrooms of high schools and junior highs throughout the Pacific Northwest region.A subset of the World Affairs Council of Seattle is the Young Professionals International Network (YPIN), which brings together internationally minded Seattleites in their 20s and 30s for networking events, social gatherings, language groups, and more.