The Global Connections Living Learning Community (LLC) is dedicated to creating opportunities for domestic and international students to engage with each other and develop critical cultural-mindedness ...

The shy kids become a little less shy when they have the chance ... If we as teachers embrace and unleash the potential of these connections, we can take students far beyond the introductory stuff ...

Global Connections is intended "to expose our kids to culture and teach them to look at the world through a more respectful lens," Helmuth said. The district implemented Global Connections at the ...