ubuntu youth cross cultural exchange
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We are delighted to introduce you to talkUBUNTU , a social
media learning platform designed to bring young learners from
schools around the globe together to facilitate cultural and social
exchange and understanding and to engage in a positive dialogue
about our world.
talkUBUNTU connects students and educators from different
countries through a project-based curriculum and within a social
media learning environment to build cultural and social
awareness and global citizenship.
We know that knowledge and dialogue are effective ways to
propel knowledge and understanding, and we know that
cultural diversity can help expand our perspective and enrich our
lives.
Our mission is to inspire, energize and strengthen the youth’s
understanding of the world and to shape a peaceful and
sustainable future.
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, we are challenged more than ever
before to expand our knowledge and attitudes in order to successfully participate in the
emerging global community.
talkUBUNTU is an educational (social media) platform and program dedicated to providing
enriched learning experiences that promote intercultural awareness, tolerance and
communication. By providing immersive learning experiences in new environments
combined with regular reflection.
talkUBUNTU focuses on increasing intercultural (and social) awareness and competence:
the ability to engage effectively and appropriately within different cultural and social
settings. Based on experiential and structured learning, participants have the chance to
broaden their perspectives and learn from each other, developing their communication skills
in the process. The result effect is solid preparation to live, work and lead in a diverse global
society.
Advance international awareness and cultural understanding
Good citizenship cannot be achieved by merely learning things
in a traditional classroom experience, but rather requires active
engagement with the world.
That’s why talkUBUNTU:
Facilitates a learning space that supports experience-based, collaborative learning
Partners school’s worldwide to bring the real world into the classroom and to facilitate easy
collaboration
Connects teachers and students from different schools around the world to work together on
shared assignments
Offer projects that give students space to explore themes and real-world resonance
Broaden the student’s understanding of the world by linking them to their peers from different
geographic spaces and cultures
Help students develop Intercultural Understanding as they learn to value their own cultures,
languages and beliefs and those of others
Focus the attention of students on contemporary social and cultural issues which effect their
lives
Social media based co-learning offers us vast potential to deal with an ever-changing, globalized
world. We use of available and new technology’s to facilitate a positive dialogue and understanding
between the world’s 21st century youth. A fantastic challenge for all educational professionals and our
young learners!
Our international program for cross cultural co-learning (for personal and professional development)
offers students and their teachers a safe environment for global co-learning with the aid of simple
social media applications. Students from different cultures and different parts of the world work on
shared assignments from home or from within the classroom.
Join our project for cross cultural co-learning for personal development and global good.
www.talkubuntu.com