Creating Peace One Student at a Time

CBB has formed a partnership with the Givat Haviva International School (GHIS) in Israel – a diverse community of student leaders promoting cross-cultural cooperation – as part of our community’s Tikkun Olam initiative to heal the world and build a more peaceful future. CBB members donate time and financial gifts to support the work of […]

10 Tips to Being a Successful Student

These tips come from my sixteen years in the classroom as a high school English teacher. Now that I’m newly retired, I can look back calmly and share some pearls of wisdom I gleaned from the approximately 2,240 students (28/average students per class x 5 classes per year x 16 years) I taught who were […]

Commemoration of Loss and the Celebration of Life

By Lam Ho (Vietnam), Maria Bakhlina (Russia), Polina Skarga (Russia), Wamukelwe Dlamini (Eswatini), and Dr. Josh Yarden Led by students, GHIS created and held a two-day event in April to remember the people who have been lost to conflict, learn more about each other’s cultures, and understand each other more deeply.  Commemorating loss is something […]

At the Core of the GHIS Community: Profound Kindness Project

The Profound Kindness project aims to encourage acts of kindness throughout the GHIS community, improve communication, and resolve conflicts.  Yes, You Can Be Taught to Be Kind The Profound Kindness team underwent three weeks of “kindness training” with the Conflict Communication Advisor, during which they learned about the essence of kindness, the patterns of conflict […]