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let's bring the world to your classroom
Touchable Earth is the first app where kids teach kids about the world. Taught entirely by school age children in short videos, Touchable Earth promotes tolerance for gender, culture, and identity.
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Creation
Touchable Earth was founded in 2012 by New Zealand cousins Tudor Clee and Tom Clarkson. The primary goal of creating Touchable Earth is to promote tolerance in gender, culture, and identity.
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Model
We created the first app where kids teach kids about the world. The four pillars of Touchable Earth are:
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    Taught by kids
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    Aged 8-11 years old
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    An equal representation of girls
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    Inclusive of all identities
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Outcomes
Touchable Earth increases what children know about the world. More importantly it improves how they understand it. The program develops critical thinking skills essential for a lifetime of learning.
Normalizing diversity: The definition of ‘diversity’ is challenged and presented as a part of ‘us’ rather than ‘them’. Children learn to value a message based on it's merits not the identity of the presenter.
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People
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Tudor Clee
Founder and Producer
Tudor has funded touchable earth since its inception, taken all the photographs..
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Ed Gragert
Senior Advisor
Based in New York and Washington DC Ed has assisted Touchable Earth since..
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David Yu
Brand Manager
David is a High School friend of Tudor's and business partner on other ventures. He..
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Giota Kalogirou
Director
Giota is a science geek (BSc Hons Pharmacology) turned digital content...
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News
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Bringing Global Connections to Life in Iraq
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Touchable Earth App Wins CREATE UNAOC Award 2012
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Internet Freedom Day: Giving a voice to the voiceless
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Huffington Post: Helping to Reach Education for All Through Games and Apps
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Touchable Earth touches down in SA
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Lawyer's app proves great success
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Grantee in 2013
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