Give your students the opportunity to meet young people from another country, experience different cultures and perspectives, and start a global relationship that could grow far beyond the classroom.
Meet Your Partner Week
2–6 November 2026
In a nutshell…
We’ll help you find your school a global partner
You want to give your students more opportunities to experience the world beyond their own classroom. We’ll help you make it happen.
Global School Alliance connects schools and educators across more than 140 countries.
During Meet Your Partner Week, we’ll help match your school with another globally minded school, make the introduction and give you the ideas, tools and support to start building something meaningful together.
We think making your school more global should be easier.
Different cultures.
Different perspectives.
Different ways of learning, living and seeing the world.
You know how valuable those experiences can be but actually creating them takes time.
You need to find the right school. Someone has to make the introduction.
You need another teacher who’s as enthusiastic as you are.
You’ve got to work out what the students will actually DO together.
And somehow you’ve got to fit it around an already packed curriculum, limited resources and everything else on your plate. Even when you do get something started, keeping the momentum going can be another challenge. That’s why we’ve created Meet Your Partner Week.
You bring your students.
We’ll help you find the world.
Our promise is simple. We’ll help you find an international partner school that wants to engage, help you make that first connection and give you practical ways to turn an introduction into something your students can genuinely experience.
No endlessly searching for international contacts.
No wondering how to make the first approach.
No having to design an international programme from scratch.
Just a simple, supported way to start bringing global learning to life and what starts digitally doesn’t have to stay there.
Your relationship could develop into shared projects, student exchanges, hosting, immersions, delegations or even the opportunity for your students to meet face-to-face one day.
So... what could one connection unlock?
🌎 Make learning feel more global
Give students opportunities to compare what they’re learning with the experiences of young people somewhere completely different.
🗣️ Make languages real
Give students an actual reason to communicate with young people their own age rather than only practising inside the classroom.
🤝 Build cultural understanding
Let students discover different cultures, traditions, lifestyles and perspectives directly from the people living them.
💡 Bring learning to life
Connect curriculum, sustainability, global issues and student interests with real experiences beyond the classroom.
🌱 Build global citizenship
Help young people become more culturally curious, open-minded, confident and prepared for life in an increasingly connected world.
🚀 Start something that can grow
One introduction could become a project, an ongoing partnership, an exchange or eventually an opportunity to meet.
How does Meet Your Partner Week work?
1
Tell us about your school
Share your students’ ages, interests, availability and what you’d love your international partnership to become
2
We’ll help find your match
We’ll use that information to identify another globally minded school within the GSA network
3
Meet your partner
We’ll arrange the introduction and help both educators get the relationship started.
4
Bring your students together
We’ll give you practical ideas to help your students start sharing, discovering and collaborating
Already connecting educators in 140+ countries
Morocco
”“It has opened doors to meaningful global connections, inspiring collaboration across cultures and empowering both students and educators to think beyond borders. The opportunities for professional development, shared learning, and international partnership have had a lasting impact on our school.”
Oasis Academy Enfield
Everything you need to get started
Your £297 + VAT participation includes:
Your international connection
Partner matching and an organised introduction to another globally minded school.
Your partnership launch
Guidance for your first educator conversation and ideas for getting your students connected.
Your year of inspiration
Practical projects, prompts and themes covering culture, curriculum, sustainability and student leadership.
Your wider global network
Access to the GSA Community and opportunities to discover where your partnership could go next.
PLUS there’s a £500 bonus…
Join Meet Your Partner Week by 30 October 2026 and your school will also receive a:
£500 Global School Alliance voucher
Use it towards qualifying GSA programmes and opportunities over the following 12 months.
Because we don’t want this to be one exciting week. We want it to be the beginning of your school’s next global chapter.
Find out who your students could meet and build new global connections 🌍
Meet Your Partner Week | 2–6 November 2026
£297 + VAT per school
You bring your students, we’ll help you find the world.
Ready to get started?
Sign up for Meet Your Partner Week below
FAQ
A few things you might be wondering
• How do you find our international partner school?
When you register, we’ll ask about your school, students, interests, availability and ambitions. We’ll use that information to help identify a suitable international partner school within the GSA network and arrange the introduction.
• Can we request a particular country?
Yes. You’ll be able to tell us your preferences when registering. We’ll consider these alongside student ages, availability, interests and what both schools hope to achieve.
• What happens during Meet Your Partner Week?
Meet Your Partner Week gets the relationship started. Schools are introduced, educators connect and both sides begin exploring what their students could do together.
• What happens afterwards?
The partnership continues. GSA will provide ideas, prompts and activities throughout the year to help maintain momentum and keep students involved.
• Do we need to travel?
No. Meet Your Partner is designed to create meaningful international collaboration without travel. If the relationship grows and your schools later want to meet in person, GSA can help you explore future programmes and opportunities.
• How much work will this create for teachers?
We’ve deliberately designed the programme to make getting started easier, not give you another huge project to manage. Activities and resources are practical, adaptable and designed to work alongside existing curriculum, enrichment and school priorities.
• How much does it cost?
Meet Your Partner Week costs £297 + VAT per school.
Register by 30 October 2026 and your school will also receive a £500 GSA voucher towards qualifying GSA programmes and opportunities over the following 12 months.
Partnered Schools
