Stories and lessons for growing minds

We are a free multimedia platform for educators and students. Through our immersive storytelling and curricula, we explore the deeper issues facing humanity. Use our award-winning films, photo essays, and essays to learn about social, cultural, and environmental issues from people and communities worldwide. For grades 3-12, our stories and lessons encourage students to broaden their perspectives and worldviews while fostering inquiry, empathy, resilience, and a sacred relationship to our planet. We aim to bring universal values into the lives of educators and students.

Experience Our Storytelling

Watch this short video to learn more about the stories we tell.

Epping Forest
Student Contest
The Spirit of Reciprocity: A Student Photography and Original Illustration Contest

In this contest, students will take a photograph or create an original illustration that reflects the spirit of reciprocity and kinship with the living world. 

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Essay
The Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance

As Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy.

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Original illustration from the Yiddish folktale “Sara Chana at the Tip of the Church Tower.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8
The Importance of Embracing Questions
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Film
Cocoon

Students share their perspectives during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Andrew Hinton
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Essay Five Habits to Heal the Heart of Democracy

Parker Palmer presents qualities of citizenship that are essential for sustaining democracy in troubled times.

by Parker Palmer
Lesson Plans
Elementary School Middle School High School
Lesson Plans
Elementary School Middle School High School

Resources to Celebrate Black History Month

Photo Essay
We Will Breathe

These photos by Sheila Pree Bright share intimate moments of mourning and inspiration within the Black Lives Matter movement.

by Sheila Pree Bright
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Film
In Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil rights and social justice activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of unity is relevant more than ever today.
by Adam Loften
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Film
While I Yet Live

Five African American women quilters and freedom-fighters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama, share their cultural and family heritage of quilting. 

by Maris Curran
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Student Voice

Through photography, students document their unique and powerful perspectives during the global shelter in place orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Student photo contest winner. Clay teapot.
The Artifacts in Our Lives

Artifacts are a physical manifestation of the stories of our roots and are symbols we can see, hold, and experience for ourselves.

Gianna Leung (age 16) - Mississauga, Canada

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Upcoming Events

Planet Classroom Premiere

A selection of Global Oneness Project films will be premiering throughout the month of February on the newly launched Planet Classroom Network Youtube channel. During its first 6 month season the Network is presenting a global show highlighting powerful stories that are by youth and for youth artists, creators and curators.

Student Curiosity and the Human Spirit during COVID-19

Join us for a conversation with Rabbi Dr. Ariel Burger and Dr. Emily Schell to explore the power of student curiosity and its impact on learning. In what ways can we, as educators, parents, and students, embrace inquiry and celebrate questions to support the human spirit? Resources will be shared and an in-depth Q&A will also take place.

Student Voice in K-12: Photography, History and Memory During COVID-19

Global Oneness Project Executive Director, Cleary Vaughan-Lee, and Middle School Science Teacher, Shelly Grandell, will share tools to engage students with the medium of photography during this free Share My Lesson webinar. How might photography encourage students to become active citizens and witnesses to our rapidly changing world?

Who Is Using Our Materials

Our materials provide opportunities for an interdisciplinary approach to learning across disciplines from social sciences and humanities to environmental sciences. Education stakeholders, including K-12 educators, university professors, librarians, tech/media specialists, parents, and students are using our materials in multiple learning environments.

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