Culturewise Youth – School Partnership Inquiry Form

Culturewise Youth – School Partnership Inquiry Form
Thank you for your interest in partnering with Culturewise Youth!

We are launching a pilot digital exchange program connecting Francophone students with those in Dogon Country, Mali through collaborative, student-driven projects.

Program goals:
- Foster meaningful cross-cultural relationships
- Support student-led inquiry and collaboration
- Build communication, collaboration, leadership, and inter-cultural competence skills
- Engage students in real-world, community-connected projects
Timeline & Pilot Nature:
- Facilitator preparation: anticipated late 2026
- Student participation: anticipated early 2027
- Timeline dependent on grant funding and infrastructure setup in Mali
Program may be delayed by up to one year

We are seeking partner schools willing to:
- Commit to a one-year pilot
- Consider longer-term collaboration (up to 3 years)
No prior experience with intercultural or student-led programming is required.
Name

First NameLast Name
What is your relationship with the organization you are submitting this application on-behalf of?
Contact Email
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SECTION 1: School Overview & Commitment
1.1 School/Organization Name
1.2 City and Country
1.3 Age Range of Participating Students

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1.4 Estimated number of participating students:
1.5 Possible start time (Select all that apply.)
1.6 What level of commitment would your school be able to make? (Select all that apply.)
1.7 Interest in longer-term partnership beyond the pilot (Select all that apply.)
SECTION 2: Educational Approach
2.1 How would you describe your school’s approach to student voice and agency? (Linear scale 1–5)

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1 is Teacher-directed, 5 is Fully Student-Governed (with as much or more agency to affect everyday activities than adults)
2.2 How often do students participate in decision-making on matters affecting their learning, programming and everyday experience?
2.3 Familiarity with project-based or inquiry-based learning (Linear scale 1–5)

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1 is None, 5 is Core to our model
SECTION 3: Language Capacity
3.1 Student French proficiency level
3.2 Students are comfortable engaging in live discussions in French
SECTION 4: Intercultural Experience & Approach

(No prior experience required—this helps us understand support needed.)
4.1 Student exposure to intercultural or international experiences
4.2 Comfort with multilingual collaboration (including occasional translation support) (Linear scale 1–4)

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1 is Not at all, 5 is Very
4.3 General approach to helping students engage across differences
(Optional) Explain anything else that you would like us to know about your student and faculty's intercultural experience and/or practices:
SECTION 5: Program Commitment & Logistics
5.1 Ability to commit to 1–2 live sessions per week
5.2 Students can dedicate time outside sessions for collaboration
5.3 A staff member can serve as a consistent program liaison
5.4 Preference for time of live-calls
Please let us know your normal school/program schedule (days of the week, times, and any scheduled breaks.)
SECTION 6: Facilitation
6.1 Preferred facilitation model
SECTION 7: Partnerships & Community Engagement
7.1 Willingness to support students in connecting with local organizations
7.2 Existing partnerships that could support student projects
SECTION 8: Assessment & Inclusion

As part of our grant funding, we need to assess growth in our target areas - inter-cultural and collaborative skills/mindsets. This will take the form of short pre- and post-program assessments administered to participants (students and possibly teachers/facilitators as well).
8.1 Willingness to administer pre- and post-program assessments
8.2 Ability to provide accommodations for diverse learning needs
SECTION 9: Institutional Readiness
9.1 Flexibility to integrate external programs into your schedule

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1 is Low, 5 is High
9.2 Anticipated barriers

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Please give more information on any potential barriers or difficulties anticipated:
SECTION 10: Technology Access
10.1 Student access to reliable internet and devices
10.2 Experience with video conferencing and collaboration tools
SECTION 11: Safeguarding & Permissions
11.1 Ability to support participation in international virtual programs
SECTION 12: Student Interest Areas
12.1 Given all of the tools needed, what topics would the students be most interested in doing a collaborative project about? (Checkboxes – select all that apply)
If "other", what other topics are of interest:
What 1-2 topics the students most interested in?
SECTION 13: Co-Design & Collaboration
13.1 Desired level of involvement in program development
SECTION 14: Educator Perspective (Open Response)
14.1 What are your main hopes for your students’ participation in a program such as this?
14.2 What challenges or concerns do you foresee, particularly related to: Intercultural collaboration & student-directed / project-based learning
SECTION 15: Final Reflection
15.1 In one sentence: What would success look like for your students?
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Culturewise Youth – School Partnership Inquiry Form

SECTION 1: School Overview & Commitment

SECTION 2: Educational Approach

SECTION 3: Language Capacity

SECTION 4: Intercultural Experience & Approach

SECTION 5: Program Commitment & Logistics

SECTION 6: Facilitation

SECTION 7: Partnerships & Community Engagement

SECTION 8: Assessment & Inclusion

SECTION 9: Institutional Readiness

SECTION 10: Technology Access

SECTION 11: Safeguarding & Permissions

SECTION 12: Student Interest Areas

SECTION 13: Co-Design & Collaboration

SECTION 14: Educator Perspective (Open Response)

SECTION 15: Final Reflection