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When a Polish clerk refused to touch a Black student's hand, her Jewish and Black peers formed an unbreakable bond. Their week studying hatred at Auschwitz became a masterclass in overcoming division together.
College students turned Houston's Ellington Field into an airborne classroom this June, flying on NASA research planes to study Earth's atmosphere. The program puts future scientists in the sky alongside real climate missions.
A former Irish Prime Minister who helped end decades of conflict is teaching Florida students how to solve today's divisions. The University of Central Florida just launched a program sending students to Ireland to learn peacemaking firsthand.
Junior Achievement is building a 35,000-square-foot learning center where students can run mock businesses, manage budgets, and explore careers through real-world simulations. The facility at Florida State College Jacksonville's downtown campus will serve more than 30,000 students annually starting in 2027.
