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From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2018/09/how_exploring_the_world_supports_making_new_friends.html

How Exploring the World Supports Making New Friends
by Anne Blick
September 27, 2018

Research has found that children with diverse friends have higher levels of social competence and increased self-esteem, well-being, and resilience. Students with cross-group friends also tend to be better at perspective-taking, which makes them better able to understand how children around them feel and more likely to think race-based discrimination is wrong. Research has also shown that children with cross-group friends show more leadership potential and are more popular. A recent study with middle school students found that students with more cross-ethnic friends felt less vulnerable and safer at school.

Global education is perfectly poised to take these benefits mainstream.

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