
Areas of Focus
Our Programs
Exploring cross-cultural understanding through various program tracks and initiatives.

Bridges Program
The Bridges Program examines the nature of connection and understanding across diverse contexts. Through various modalities, participants engage with questions of commonality and difference.
Program Highlights
- Contextual exploration
- Perspective gathering
- Reflective practice
- Conceptual frameworks

Common Ground Dialogues
Common Ground Dialogues provides a framework for exploring fundamental questions about human experience and mutual understanding. The approach emphasizes listening and reflection.
Program Highlights
- Structured inquiry
- Listening frameworks
- Conceptual exploration
- Reflective dialogue

Heritage Documentation Project
The Heritage Documentation Project considers various approaches to understanding how cultural knowledge is maintained and transmitted. The focus is on methodological questions and frameworks.
Program Highlights
- Methodological considerations
- Knowledge frameworks
- Conceptual approaches
- Continuity questions

Educator Exchange Network
The Educator Exchange Network examines how different contexts shape approaches to learning and knowledge transmission. The focus is on conceptual frameworks rather than specific methodologies.
Program Highlights
- Conceptual frameworks
- Diverse perspectives
- Knowledge transmission
- Contextual inquiry

Commonlight Fellows
The Commonlight Fellows program brings together individuals interested in exploring fundamental questions about human understanding and connection across different contexts.
Program Highlights
- Foundational inquiry
- Conceptual exploration
- Diverse perspectives
- Reflective practice