Across the Ocean

Across the Ocean offers children and schools the opportunity to share their stories and to share their artwork, comics, or animated films on the internet. Reports by and for children share information about school exchanges, travel experiences, and possiblilities for getting involved in a worldwide exchange. On this radio network, participants can: exchange stories about life at home and at school; listen to music and learn about books; discuss ideas that are important to children around the world; learn about life on both continents; talk about history, science, and the environment; share ideas on sports and hobbies; and create shows especially for girls.

The Across the Ocean website connects children from Europe and the United States to ask each other questions - gleaned from school visits such as that of Dagmar Roth-Behrendt to a primary school in Berlin. A radio programme and photos that resulted from this experience is then used as a launching point for online discussion designed to foster comparisons between, and reflections on, what political life is like in these different countries.

Children, Youth, Intercultural Understanding.

October 2011 update: Organisers plan to turn Radijojo World Children Radio Network into the World Children's Media Network, reflecting their increasing multimedia and social media work. They are also exploring options for becoming a foundation in the next few years to sustain their educational work in America, Europe and worldwide (including a possible new chapter in the United States). Click here to read a related piece by Wolfgang J. Fischer: "Children Need a Voice in Transatlantic Dialogue".