Our girls at Railway HS have begun an exciting cross-cultural exchange with the students of North Shore Country Day School, located just outside Chicago, Illinois. The dialog, which is taking the form of a blog between the two groups of students, has been made possible by the enthusiastic support of NSCDS teacher Ms. Libby Ester. Both TMS and Ms. Ester realize the significance of encouraging our students to embrace diversity and to be curious about the lives of their peers from different corners of the world; thus, the blog is an attempt to turn our students into true global citizens who acknowledge and understand issues both within their community and beyond it.

The exchange between the two groups of students has started with their introducing themselves and asking questions about each other. It is wonderful to see the authentic curiosity and enthusiasm that both groups of students are exhibiting, and we really hope that this is the beginning of a sustainable and enriching dialog between our Railway girls and the NSCDS students.

We welcome your suggestions on this initiative and we invite you to follow their exchange on the blog that we created especially for this collaborative project:

http://lester37.edublogs.org/