Global Voices: Ethics Lab
From Curiosity to Conscience
About the Ethics Lab
About the Ethics Lab
Global Voices: Ethics Lab is a virtual exchange program using the transformative power of educational theater to nurture ethical thinking and global empathy.
Participants will deepen their cross-cultural understanding and communication skills, strengthen ethical decision-making abilities, express values creatively through interactive theater exercises, and become advocates for ethical-based decision making in their communities.
This lab-based exchange highlights collaboration. Participants will be workshopping together in breakout and whole group sessions. Using theater exercises, storytelling, and dialogue, they will explore, try out, and develop strategies to tackle the ethical issues affecting their own lives, the members of their communities, and their world.
Whether classrooms can only commit to a few hours or several weeks, Global Voices: Ethics Lab offers a variety of program options.
We also offer teacher training to equip teachers to lead their own Ethics Lab sessions.
Requirements:
- High school/secondary student groups (25 students or fewer) OR teacher groups
- Groups must be fluent in English
- Reliable internet connection
- Previous theater experience is not expected or required
2-Hour Workshop:
Exploration of a single ethical issue (e.g., ethics and AI, ethics and democracy, or ethics and the environment), through storytelling and/or theater-based exercises. This flexible, scalable option allows for easy integration into your curriculum OR teacher training, and includes facilitation by experts from Creative Connections.
Students working inside the Ethics Lab
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Tim Steckler
Tim Steckler
Program Manager
Tim is a Brooklyn based teaching artist, facilitator, director, actor, and community organizer. He has designed and led workshops with participants from around the world, including STEM students in New York, refugees in Jordan, mental health professionals from the West Bank, police officers and civilians in Brooklyn, and students in Nepal and the United States through cultural exchanges. Tim holds a Master’s in Education from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Principia College.
Daria Housman
Daria Housman
Senior Program Consultant
Daria has over 25 years in global education, holding senior roles at the Institute of International Education (IIE) and Global Citizens Initiative (GCI), leading international programs, student outreach, scholarship selection, and fundraising/special projects. As a consultant, she advises universities, secondary schools and nonprofits on global strategy, curriculum design, and international recruitment. Daria holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Boston University, a Master’s Degree in International Education from NYU, is a certified Global Mobility Specialist, and has traveled to over 50 countries.