Widening horizons - Building Bridges Between Cultures
Non-profit organization for cross-cultural education
Crossing Borders Education
Aims to support individuals and organizations:
- To cross borders physically through intercultural programs abroad.
- To cross borders mentally by understanding and confronting existing preconceptions.
- To cross borders socially by connecting students to people and issues in developing countries while creating concrete support for current development projects.
Crossing Borders Education runs the following endeavours:
During this time, there is a critical need for a new generation of individuals and future leaders who understand the major challenges to cross-cultural conflicts and who have the capabilities, commitment and grit to address them.
Crossing Borders Education is committed to providing programs and intercultural tools that have the potential to empower students to see the world from a different perspective and to realize their opportunities and responsibilities for global concerns.
- To encourage and support self development and a widening of perspectives through experiential activities.
- To explore ways of integrating insights of the exchange into participants daily lives.
- To enrich academic courses with interactive materials.
- To initiate debates on campuses with the Feature Documentary.
- Interactive website to connect classrooms on different continents.
