Few teachers have the time or energy to spend hours searching for the right partners. Setting up a project from scratch is a daunting prospect for most of us. It provides support and a structure for teachers and students to get involved more easily and successfully. Classes may participate in the program in two ways. Projects created by each class become the work of each member of the circle.
Online facilitators provide suggestions to all participants.
Welcome packs are exchanged via snail mail. The efforts of each team culminate in the production of a collaborative publication summarizing the activity of the circle. Classes also opt to participate in the more free-flowing electronic conferences that bring people together to discuss and share ideas and work in worldwide communities. Teachers reported that students were fascinated by the multiple voices and variety of perspectives they see in the conferences. Our children were able to conference with three Holocaust survivors online.