Culture Exchange
Classrooms around the world, sharing safely
Verified teachers share short stories and photos about how their students live, eat, celebrate and create. Students discover other cultures in a space where every school, every teacher and every post is reviewed before anyone sees it.
- Verified
- Every school and teacher is approved by the Academy team.
- Reviewed
- Every post is checked before students can see it.
- Private
- Posts are visible only to signed-in students, never to the public.
Topics classrooms share
- 🍲 Food
- 🎉 Festivals
- 🗣️ Language
- 🏠 Daily Life
- 🎨 Music & Arts
- 🕊️ Traditions
How classroom exchanges work
From application to a live conversation between two classes, each step is supervised by an adult.
A teacher applies
The teacher submits an application with their school’s details, or joins a school that is already registered.
The Academy verifies
Our team reviews the teacher and the school. Nothing can be posted until both are approved.
The class prepares a post
Together, the teacher and class write a short story with an optional photo about their food, festivals, language, daily life, music or traditions.
The post is reviewed
The Academy team reads every post before publication. Approved posts appear in the student feed; edited posts are reviewed again.
Students explore and react
Signed-in students read posts from other countries and respond with a small set of friendly emoji.
Supervised live exchanges
Teachers can also propose a live video exchange with another approved school. The invited school confirms or declines the date, and the call takes place in class, led by both teachers.
- Only the two teachers ever see the meeting link
- Students see the schools, the topic and the date, never how to join
- Proposals can be declined or cancelled at any time
How moderation works
Several layers of review protect students before, during and after publication.
- Step 1
Identity checks
Teachers and schools are verified by the Academy team before they gain access.
- Step 2
Pre-publication review
Every new or edited post waits in a review queue until it is approved.
- Step 3
Safe photos
Photos are uploaded to our own storage with location and camera data removed. No links to outside websites are shown to students.
- Step 4
Ongoing oversight
The Academy team can remove a published post at any time.
Students can
- Read approved posts from classrooms in other countries
- React to a post with a small set of friendly emoji
- See upcoming live exchanges between schools
- Take part in a live exchange in class, with their teacher
Students cannot
- Write comments or send messages to anyone
- Publish posts or upload photos themselves
- See meeting links or join a call on their own
- See other students’ names, profiles or personal information
For teachers
Bring the world into your classroom. Apply in a few minutes; the Academy team reviews every application and emails you once your account and school are approved.
What you will need
- Your name and an email address you can confirm
- Your school, chosen from the list or added with its name and country
- A password to sign in and check the status of your application
For families
Children see the Culture Exchange after signing in with the family code and their PIN. Create a parent account to add your child and set up their login.