A simple, global connection tool

What do third graders in Pakistan and Arkansas have in common? They’re about to find out. I’m excited to introduce Empatico, a free, online tool that recently launched with the bold vision of enabling more than one million students to discover how their peers around the world live. Along the way, students will explore similarities and differences with curiosity and kindness, while practicing communication and leadership skills needed to succeed in an interdependent world.

Empatico is a product that’s co-designed with teachers, which means that every decision we make as a team is rooted in feedback from the classroom. We’ve worked to identify the greatest pain points experienced by teachers as they think about connecting their students to peers in different parts of the world.