- Voices From Partners & Professionals -
"I have loved working alongside The Open Classroom in their work. They are not only committed educators, but also committed Global Citizens. They carefully craft every minute to give the students not only an enjoyable experience, but one that deeply impacts their minds and hearts also. If you want your children to gain more than information, but real learning, I would heartily recommend you try The Open Classroom."
JOSH BEGBIE
Project Manager, Crossroads Foundation
"It was a pleasure to partner with the Young Leaders of Tomorrow at The Open Classroom on a Table For Two project. The students created an informative and professional presentation that helped us to gain valuable insight as to how we can better engage with youth and teach them about the global food imbalance. Their global awareness and maturity were impressive and we are thankful to have been included in your program!"
KATY YUNG
Co-Founder, Table For Two
"We would like to thank “The Kiwis” for their contribution towards finding better ways for participants in our Blind X-perience simulation to engage with the visually impaired around the world, and towards broadening Crossroads’ offer of related FairTrade goods. The Kiwis showed great empathy and understanding of the matter and their suggestions will definitely be used to strengthen this program. We’re looking forward to working with The Open Classroom again!"
DAVID BEGBIE
Director of the Global Village Life X-perience program
"The proposal prepared by Chillies about how to enhance and to run Dialogue in Silence Hong Kong towards local secondary school was a high quality one — in terms of the idea, execution to presentation. We highly recommend this program to others and it was our pleasure to be included in your program. We have implemented some of the ideas from Chillies in our education program, positive feedback were received from schools. Well done!"
FIONA WAT
CEO, Dialogue in Silence
"I see leadership as defining who someone is and what they stand for. I look at young adults in Hong Kong and their resumes are enviable at sixteen years old; so much accomplished in such a short period of time. Yet where is the leadership — defined by who they are and what they are passionate about. This program has created a dynamic and thoughtful space for young adults to stretch the bounds of their thinking, to challenge their pre-conceived notions and within that context, to lead. Leaders are the change-agents of the future, be it in the corporate or social world. Grameen Foundation is proud to be part of this important initiative."
JENNIFER MEEHAN
CEO, Grameen Foundation, Asia Region
"This summer course has all the elements that students get excited about — inspirational speakers, a simulation about a crucial contemporary issue affecting the lives of millions, and authentic project work with Hong Kong NGOs. Led by... Ivy League senior and junior facilitators, this program promises to strengthen student skills while engaging them with issues that really matter."
DR. MARTY SCHMIDT
HKIS, Humanities Teacher
"I am really impressed with the students having taken Diamond Cab and visited our office with their passion to find business solutions for us. Though they are still too young to be working professionals, their real actions did make social changes of barrier-free lives with Diamond Cab!"
DORIS LEUNG
CEO, Diamond Cab
"The Open Classroom provides a platform for children to meet professionals that are not often part of the discourse at schools. In this module, we closely worked together to develop a unique curriculum weaving in the 5C's concept and successfully created a learning environment that was interactive, fun and memorable for the children."