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Mahek Mamdani has created the project "Story Heroes Across Cultures: Discovering Values Through Stories" in Class2Class.org

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Story Heroes Across Cultures: Discovering Values Through Stories

What is this project about?

Students read and analyze stories from their partner class, identifying heroes, problems, and values in each. They discuss what the differences reveal about each community's traditions and beliefs.
Age of Students
6-8 years, 9-12 years
Project Duration
3 weeks
Starting Month
October 2026

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to identify the heroes, problems, and values in a story shared by their partner class.
Remember / Understand
Students will be able to apply intercultural communication skills to explain how story characters reflect their own community's traditions to peers abroad.
Apply
Students will be able to compare and contrast story characters and values across cultures, using emotional intelligence to recognize what they reveal about each community.
Analyze
Students will be able to evaluate how well their critical thinking supported a shared, respectful conclusion about cultural differences with their partner classroom.
Evaluate

Skills to develop

Intercultural Communication
Emotional Intelligence
Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving
Creativity & Innovation
Collaboration & Teamwork

Project Activities

1

Meet the partner class and share our story favorites

Students join a live video call with the partner class, introduce themselves, and share a favorite story from their own culture. They listen closely and ask one friendly question each.

Duration: 45 minutes
Delivery: Video
2

Read and map heroes, problems, and values in partner stories

Students read a story sent by the partner class in small groups and note its heroes, problems, and values on a shared chart. They discuss what each character's choices show about traditions and beliefs.

Duration: 120 minutes
3

Compare stories across cultures and explain our own community's traditions

Groups compare their characters and values with their own stories and write short notes on similarities and differences. They prepare simple explanations of their community's traditions for the partner class.

Duration: 90 minutes
4

Share the comparisons in a live exchange and reflect together

Students join a second video call to present their comparisons to the partner class and answer questions respectfully. Together, both classes agree on one shared conclusion about cultural differences and reflect on how they felt.

Duration: 60 minutes
Delivery: Video