Connect & Comfort

Students share their own school-related stressors (academic, career, peer relationships) and learn about their partner class's concerns through a guided video introduction and asynchronous forum exchange. This sets the stage for collaborative research and builds empathy across contexts.

Students collaboratively draft interview questions with their partner class, conduct structured interviews or surveys with peers in both schools, and compile findings on how students experience and cope with stress, career anxiety, and relationship challenges. They document patterns and differences in responses.

Students compare research data from both classes, identify common concerns and cultural differences, and brainstorm innovative peer-to-peer support initiatives (e.g., shared Padlet of stress-relief tips, co-produced encouragement video, care package exchange). They select the most feasible and impactful initiative to co-create.

Students work with their partner class to produce and launch their chosen initiative in real time, whether a shared digital resource, video challenge, or care package exchange. They document the process and gather initial feedback from peers on how the initiative affects them.

Students reflect on the effectiveness of their peer support initiative, present their research findings and co-created solution to the school community, and discuss what they learned about emotional intelligence, cross-cultural collaboration, and sustainable peer care.