Education Beyond Borders is a non-profit, non-denominational NGO devoted to closing the global education divide through teacher professional development and community education. Our organization focuses on the building of teacher leaders as the key to quality education for all. We work primarily,...
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Education Beyond Borders is a non-profit, non-denominational NGO devoted to closing the global education divide through teacher professional development and community education. Our organization focuses on the building of teacher leaders as the key to quality education for all. We work primarily, but not exclusively, in developing countries, in order to build self-reliance, health, and capacity.

In short, the purpose of Education Beyond Borders is to invite, gather, distil, synthesize, and disseminate the best collective wisdom from teacher leaders from every culture to make all teachers even more effective in contributing to the creation of a world that works for all.
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Education Beyond Borders does not plant flags; rather, we respond to requests for partnership in order to enhance teacher and community education. We form partnerships with and generate support from individuals, corporations, governments, NGOs, local/global agencies, and stakeholders. We clarify...
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Education Beyond Borders does not plant flags; rather, we respond to requests for partnership in order to enhance teacher and community education. We form partnerships with and generate support from individuals, corporations, governments, NGOs, local/global agencies, and stakeholders. We clarify the benefits and incentives for participation. For us, education is a collaborative effort lasting a lifetime; our learning model is designed to connect global "best practices" to those - at the local level - who can build their capacity and, in so doing, change their communities. We mainly support peer-led teacher professional development as a systemic approach to improving quality education. It is through this approach that we hope to connect schools for a continued and sustained relationship--enabling teachers and students to grow together through shared experiences and global education.
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Youth need to connect with their peers globally to learn from each other and collaborate on solutions to global issues. Ideally, teachers and their peers from various countries will collaborate on lessons that would allow their students to work together on topics of global importance and...
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Youth need to connect with their peers globally to learn from each other and collaborate on solutions to global issues. Ideally, teachers and their peers from various countries will collaborate on lessons that would allow their students to work together on topics of global importance and relevance and ultimately they will learn more about their new friends and their respective countries. For example, students in a senior social studies class in Canada would pair up with similar students in South Africa to work together on a project exploring the realities of affirmative action in the other’s country then would present to their respective classrooms. Another example would be students in a grade 8 science class pairing up to be lab partners to test how altitude effects the boiling point of water. One student at sea level in Vancouver another in the mountains in Quito, Ecuador. We also encourage Canadian classrooms to develop a supportive relationship with other classrooms by having them create or support global advocacy initiatives.
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