– a cross-cultural education program to shape citizens of the world –
At work, at home and in the community, people will need a broad understanding of how others live, in different cultures and traditions, and how others think, whether as scientists or as artists. The foundations for this don’t all come naturally. We are all born with “bonding social capital”, a sense of belonging to our family or other people with shared experiences, achievements or goals. But it requires deliberate and continuous efforts to create the kind of “bridging social capital” through which we can share understandings, ideas and innovation, and increase our radius of trust to strangers and institutions.
The Learning to Live Together program creates a time and space of exchange between students in China and the US to promote intercultural learning for adolescents located in these two countries.
For my project, I have designed a website to present the educational program. It includes the mission and aims of the program, the timeline and activities for students, the assessment approach and an explanation of the UDL approach included.
