We believe that Connections and Collaborations with schools and classrooms around the world can and will benefit students, staff, and our communities in a multitude of ways. Below are just a few general aims of the program.

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-promote student-centered- inquiry-based learning, and critical thinking skills.

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-develop a deeper understanding of the local, national, and global world.

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-cultivate “real-world” and “21st century” skills such as multi-media and computer literacy, strategic planning, team-building, and cross-cultural communication skills.

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-develop and promote civil discourse

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-develop students’ perspective consciousness (an awareness that humans’ views are shaped by a variety of factors, and that a person's worldview is neither universally shared, nor necessarily right, and may be profoundly different from another person).