Teaching from a tent: Inspire Citizens' commitment to global citizenship

Aaron’s tent: a mobile office to facilitate experiential learning and virtual facilitation.

Inspire Citizens co-founder Aaron Moniz loves what he does. He is a passionate educator and global citizen who partners with teachers and students around the world to grow capacity in the realm of active and sustainable global citizenship. And he never misses an opportunity to coach and guide others.

As an example, in early May Aaron found himself in a tent on a Korean mountainside. He was part of an experiential learning trip with Seoul Foreign School which involved a number of days spent out in nature. During this window, Aaron had a scheduled Zoom workshop with the International School Services (ISS) small schools initiative; the workshop was designed to support educators in creating inclusive and equitable social studies curriculum.

“In the workshop, we unpacked a few units using our Empathy to impact model, with equity and inclusion as the focus,” recalls Aaron.

And he was not going to let his mountainous location be an obstacle to the success of the workshop.

“I found a way to light up the inside of my tent so I was visible, and I used data on my phone to create a connection,” smiles Aaron. “I love what I do and will do it any time, and from anywhere. If you’re a mission-driven person or organization, you can make things happen, and I want this type of teaching and learning to be accessible to anyone.”

The photos from Aaron’s tent during the ISS workshop tell the story of “where there’s a will, there’s a way,” especially in the orbit of this Inspire Citizens founder.

Below: a screenshot of some participants from the ISS workshop.