Portals for Education

Everywhere we look, tribalism and xenophobia are growing. Communities are turning inward, walls are being built, and the technologies that promised to unite us have left us atomized and alone. In education, our world has globalized but our classrooms have not. More than ever, students need global literacy, and they need to connect what they learn in their textbooks with real human beings. This is why early-adopters of classroom Portals have called them 'the missing piece' in education.

Portals burst bubbles by connecting people who would never otherwise meet. They bring people separated by distance and difference together in humanizing encounters. These encounters are facilitated by a global network of curators who design connections that bring value to their local community. When a Portal is in a public space, the curator responds to requests from members of the public. In schools, the curator works with teachers to design Portal connections to match their curriculum.

- Expanded to nearly 40 sites in three years. - Facilitated immersive and humanizing encounters globally through innovative audiovisual technology. - Contributed to greater global literacy for students.