A new platform helps teachers in different countries connect their classrooms and encourage an appreciation for different perspectives.
Fourth-grade teacher Jesse Ediger wants her digital learners to realize that they can tap into opportunities far beyond their hometown of Hutchinson, Kansas. “I want to draw back the curtain, show them the world, and let them see how connected they are,” she says.
Some 1,500 miles south in Maninalco, Mexico, English teacher Karina Cavazos Almaguer has similar hopes for her students. “I want them to have the self-confidence to investigate the whole world,” she says.
Using a new global education platform called Empatico, the two teachers recently started connecting their students for learning activities designed to foster empathy along with global awareness.
Developed as a $20 million initiative of the nonprofit The Kind Foundation (started by KIND Snacks), the platform aims to engage a million students by 2020. “Kids will have the chance to explore their similarities and differences, expand their horizons, and strengthen their empathy muscles,” explains Daniel Lubetzky, the entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded The Kind Foundation.
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