This post was written as a Guest Blog for the Mulitcultural Children’s Book Day website. Posted on Jan 26th, 2017 We are drawn to books that feel familiar Research says that we feel most safe and comfortable around the things and people we know well, that feel familiar to us. We find them in our … Continue reading We need Multicultural Books to celebrate the Foreign and the Familiar
Larasati’s My Indonesia is the latest addition to the One Globe Kids virtual friends series and the first Muslim friend to tell you about her life. Go on an adventure Your day in Indonesia will start with Larasati waking up and ends with her family’s bedtime routine. Her story will take you to her school and … Continue reading NEW FRIEND – Larasati in Indonesia
A UN International School The United Nations International School in New York City has been educating children about ‘the world we share’ from 1947. The school was originally founded by UN employees looking for a more global education for their children. The school’s mission statement underlines the strong focus on everything “Globe Smart”: “Under the … Continue reading Power of Storytelling in 2nd grade : A Classroom Case Study
We are excited to announce the first One Globe Kids printable: All about me. A page for children to share Globe Smart details about themselves, and to spearhead classroom conversation about who we are, how we are all the same and how we are all unique and different. Add yourself to the One Globe Kids friends … Continue reading “All about me” printable for the diverse classroom
Can’t help myself, I am doing it, writing a ‘look back post’ on our amazing year 2014. So much has happened and One Globe Kids has grown so much. It will be great to see it all together. If not for you, then for us. So here it is, the facts, the figures and the … Continue reading One Globe Kids 2014: Facts, Figures & Feelings
There is a need for teaching empathy We imagine a future in which our globe’s children work together to find sustainable solutions to the tragic problems of poverty and inequality that have plagued us for too long. The best way to create this future is to make it a discussion that children can be a part … Continue reading A tool to teach empathy, clothed in an app costume
For the next generations to grow up happy and successful, learning, adapting and (international) connecting seem crucial. However, we still teach more history than future, more print than digital, more achieving than failing, and more local than global. Some say that education, as a system, can only be changed top down, starting with top universities. … Continue reading Trends in Re-imagine Learning – Let’s play Future
A company beyond borders Sometimes I wonder, do we make it complicated? There must be a smarter and sometimes faster way to scale up from being a start-up and get our products in the hands of more children all around the world. On the other hand, the way we work is so very One Globe Kids, … Continue reading Our borderless Start-Up (& Down) – Lessons learned so far
Last week somehow seemed to be all about languages. September 26th, was (and will be next year) European Day of Languages: “Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe”. … Continue reading Play in multiple languages in the 21st century
We are a #Play2Learn Re-Imagine Learning Pacesetter! Starting in June this year, we worked on getting all our input ready for the Re-Imagine Learning Challenge, a competition by The LEGO Foundation and Ashoka who are teaming up in an effort to transform the way the world learn. After weeks of receiving great feedback on One Globe Kids as … Continue reading We #Play2Learn! Do you?
