Benefits for Life

1. promotes independence, autonomy, and the ability to master one's own life
2. helps youth strengthen their social networks and build networks with peers around the world
3. strengthens youth psychologically by providing them with more knowledge of themselves
4. motivates them to be life-long and engaged learners
5. provides cultural and spiritual stimulation
6. supports efforts to fight bullying, violence, racism, absence, lack of concentration, depression, lies, broken promises, emotional problems, irregular habits, criminality and broken borders

Benefits for the classroom

1. It is student centered.
   1. gives students an audience and a purpose for writing
   2. brings real world meaning to classroom tasks
   3. promotes and supports engaged learners
   4. stimulates inquiry and problem solving
   5. encourages learning across curriculum areas
   6. broadens multicultural perspectives
2. It supports the child's teacher.
   1. provides discussion questions and classroom activities
   2. offers web publishing of student work
   3. facilitates interaction with global colleagues
   4. includes curriculum connections for each module
   5. gives online resources for each lesson
   6. suggests tips for using "Who Am I?" in the classroom
   7. includes a support team and coordination lists