TURNING CLASSROOMS INTO GLOBAL GATEWAYS

A global learning experience connected to a Portal in Mexico City

IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES

Step into an immersive global classroom where presence is real, dialogue is human, and learning becomes personal.

LIFE-SIZED CONNECTION

DISTRACTION FREE

FULL SPECTRUM OF COMMUNICATION

HUMAN CENTERED PROGRAMMING

We offer 100+ programs that connect your curriculum to real-world experiences. Built to deepen understanding, and achieve student outcomes by making learning feel engaging and personal.

  • Global Music Exchange

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    Connect with musicians from across the world to:

    • Explore diverse musical traditions regions

    • Share/reflect on identity

    • Understand music’s role in global connection

    How AI is Transforming Creativity

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    Join artists and technologists to:

    • Understand AI’s role in creative processes

    • Debate originality and artistic worth

    • Explore future intersections of tech and art

  • Mexico’s Independence and Today’s Movements

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    Join scholars and activists to:

    • Understand Mexico’s independence movement

    • Connect history with present activism

    • Reflect on culture’s role in resistance movements

    Rwanda’s Women Leaders

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    Meet members at the world’s first majority-female parliament to:

    • Learn from women in government leadership

    • Understand equity in public policy

    • Explore mentorship as a tool for empowerment

  • Language Learning & Exchange

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    Meet native speakers to:

    • Practice conversational skills

    • Build fluency around global topics

    • Explore cross-cultural communication

    Yorùbá Oriki Poetry

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    Join Nigerian poets to:

    • Learn about Yorùbá poetic traditions

    • Explore praise as cultural storytelling

    • Reflect on ancestry and expression

  • Social Media for Change

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    Meet digital strategists and influencers to:

    • Explore influence as a force for good

    • Understand digital activism strategies

    • Connect marketing with social impact

    Sport and Sisterhood

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    Meet female athletes to:

    • Explore sport’s role in women’s empowerment

    • Understand community through athletics

    • Reflect on equity in leadership

  • Innovation from Scarcity

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    Meet refugee entrepreneurs to:

    • Understand innovation under constraint

    • Explore design in resource-limited settings

    • Learn from refugee-led creativity

    Green Tech’s Next Generation

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    Meet students, entrepreneurs and activists to:

    • Explore youth-led green innovation

    • Understand how tech can solve climate change

    • Learn from sustainability pioneers

  • Defending the Amazon

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    Meet activists protecting the Amazon rainforest to:

    • Understand reasons for Amazonian deforestation

    • Explore environmental justice strategies

    • Connect rainforest health to global systems

    Umuganda: Rwanda’s Model for Civic Sustainability

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    Meet community leaders in Africa’s cleanest city to:

    • Learn about Umuganda civic traditions

    • Connect service to urban cleanliness

    • Explore sustainability as collective practice

Group of Johns Hopkins students connected to a Portal in Gaza, Palestine for a hackathon

HUMAN STORY AS INQUIRY

Our programs use Majlis-style dialogue, a listening-first framework for conversations on complex issues, developed with Doha Debates.

Leading with human stories and lived experiences, students are able move beyond their own positions, surface shared interests, and find common ground.

All structured to improve perspective-taking, cross-cultural collaboration, and the critical thinking needed to succeed in an interconnected world.

A Portal in Myanmar showing a woman smiling while cooking outdoors at a street food stall, with trees in the background.

DIVERSE GLOBAL VOICES

Global map with yellow dots marking various Portals around the world.

Connected to our worldwide Portal network, spanning refugee camps, innovation hubs, cultural centers, universities, and beyond. 

AMERICAS & EUROPE

Bridgetown, Barbados

Brooklyn, USA

Colorado Springs, USA

Oakland, USA

San Francisco, USA

Mexico City, Mexico

São Vicente, Brazil 

London, United Kingdom

MIDDLE EAST & ASIA

Cox Bazar, Bangladesh

Doha, Qatar

Mosul, Iraq

AFRICA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Bamako, Mali

Kigali, Rwanda

Lagos, Nigeria

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nakivale, Uganda

MEET OUR FACILITATORS

Collage of 16 of Shared Studios' facilitators from around the world

Each Portal is managed by our trained facilitators, who guide conversations and create inclusive spaces for learning.

Deeply rooted in their own local communities, our Facilitators curate the diverse range of amazing guests, from academics and artists to activists and culture-bearers, that bring our programming to life.

BRINGING GLOBAL LEARNING TO YOUR CAMPUS

Learning Lab

Students in connection with the Mexico City Portal for a musical performance

Ideal for themed programs, global weeks, and piloting new initiatives.

Portal Type:

Container / Inflatable / Custom Room

Duration:

1–4 weeks

✓ Flexible short-term deployment

✓ Immersive environment for focused global exchanges

✓ Ideal for testing and piloting before long-term adoption

Global Classroom

Chaminade High School students experiencing the new LED Portal Wall

Designed for schools embedding global programming into their year-round curriculum.

Portal Type:

LED Wall

Duration:

Annual / Ongoing

✓ Minimum footprint with flexible layout options

✓ Unlimited connections to other Global Classrooms

✓ Supports ongoing curriculum integration and school-wide initiatives

Let's Talk Learning

CLIENTS

  • Boston College logo with bold brown text on a black background.
  • Cornell University logo featuring a shield with open book and two shields, encircled by red text reading 'Cornell University Founded A.D. 1865'.
  • Dartmouth College logo with a large green letter D and a black pine tree in the center, and the word Dartmouth below.
  • Stanford University logo featuring a large red 'S' with a green pine tree in the center, and the words 'Stanford University' below.
  • Dallas College logo with a stylized D and star in red and blue.
  • Harvard University logo with a shield featuring open books and the motto 'Veritas'.
  • A cartoon-style tiger holding a checkered yellow and black flag, with the words "Race King" above it and a black circle background.
  • Emblem of Calaynanade High School, Mineola, N.Y., featuring a torch and Christian cross, with the text 'Calaynanade High School Mineola N.Y. Fortes in Unite' and the year 1930.
  • The crest of St. Albans School featuring a red upper section with a silver cross and four smaller crosses, and a blue lower section with a gold chevron and a red crown.
  • Logo with a stylized house icon and the words "Friends Academy" in red text.
  • The logo of the Mount Sinai School of New York, featuring a blue circular emblem with the school's name, a cross, a heart with a flame, laurel branches, and a ribbon with Latin words and the year 1926.
  • Gilman logo with a shield containing three crosses and various symbols, and the word 'GILMAN' in bold blue letters.
  • Logo with the text 'Qatar Doha Debates' and a circular design around the word 'Qatar'.
  • UNLIVE logo with a fingerprint icon in blue, and the text "UNLIVE" in blue and black
  • Google logo with colorful letters on a white background.
  • Red text spelling 'TED' on a black background.
  • NASA logo with blue circle, white stars, and red vector line.
  • Logo of the Obama Foundation with a stylized 'O' and the text 'OBAMA FOUNDATION' underneath.