iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is a non-profit organization made up of over 20,000 schools in more than 115 countries.

iEARN empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies. Over 1,000,000 students each day are engaged in collaborative project work worldwide.

Since 1988, iEARN has pioneered on-line school linkages to enable students to engage in meaningful educational projects with peers in their countries and around the world.

iEARN is:

* an inclusive and culturally diverse community

* a safe and structured environment in which young people can communicate

* an opportunity to apply knowledge in service-learning projects

* a community of educators and learners making a difference as part of the educational process

iEARN - Lebanon

iEARN, The International Education and Resource Network is the largest (K-12) non-profit educational network made up of over 4,000 schools in 102 countries.

1. iEARN is a community of educators and students who share the understanding that online collaborative projects enhance learning and instill the need to be actively involved in improving the quality of life on the planet."

2. iEARN projects provide students with a real audience which plays a key role in their motivation throughout their work. All projects have a finished product and give students a sense of achievement. iEARN projects fit curriculum needs AND are teacher and students driven

3. iEARN gives students the opportunity to enhance their critical thinking skills, apply their learning to real life problems, take action in their local communities, develop cross-cultural awareness and global understanding.

4. Online collaboration culminates in several annual teachers and youth conferences that have created a unique professional, caring, dedicated and committed community of learners.