Voice of America: High School Videochats Bridge Religious & Cultural Divide
Use Face to Faith to help your students bridge cultural and religious divides.
Using videochats, Face to Faith brings together students from different cutlures and religions to facilitate better understanding on a wide range of topics including religious freedom, human rights, and religious festivals. Voice of America recently visited my class during a videochat with a school in Indonesia. Their feature story explains how the videochats work.
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