We Are the World
Did you know that Aesop’s fables talk about how useful friendship is even between a lion and a mouse, about the need not to rush [...]
CultureMatters2
If you want to know me, just be part of my world
Prejudices are everywhere, around us and within us. We identified biases in videos and songs related to disabilities, appearance, gender, age, race. We decided to [...]
Amina’s dilemma
Amina, a fictional character, is a high school student who recently entered our school from Syria. Amina has been wearing a headscarf for many years. [...]
Be silent and listen
Silence speaks volumes worldwide. In Asia waiting is polite, Americans and Eastern Europeans rush to fill the gap, Africans enjoy intimacy without words. Rumi, a [...]
The Kingdom of Tonga
Tongans in the South Pacific lower their heads to show respect. You can visit their homes, even uninvited, especially on Sundays when businesses are closed and [...]
When in China…
In China, it is polite to use both hands when giving or receiving objects as a sign of respect. Bowing softly to the elders is [...]
To Welcome or Not to Welcome
We used the Six Hats Debate Technique to discuss whether or not to accept refugees in our fictional state of Harmonyville. Many different opinions were [...]
