Specialties
Learning Life is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit lab devoted to innovating education and citizen engagement by spreading learning in everyday life beyond school walls. In our increasingly interconnected yet divided world, we develop innovative learning communities in order to widen access to world affairs, and nurture more caring, capable and connected global citizens. With this mission in mind, we run three programs. Our flagship program, the Family Diplomacy Initiative (FDI), connects families worldwide across lines of country, class, race and religion via the internet to share and learn together for a more caring world. Our International Mentoring Program helps open the world to children from lower-income families through conversations and learning experiences with caring mentors online and in-person. Our Democracy Dinners bring together metro DC academics, professionals, elected officials and activists to talk about democracy's local to global challenges and opportunities amidst authoritarian resurgence, with an eye to building a regional learning community around democracy. Learn more at learninglife.info.