ABOUT LEARNING LIFE
Some organizations see things as they are and say, why; Learning Life dreams things that never were and says, why not? – Adapted from George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah, Act I.
Learning Life is a Washington DC-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit developing inclusive learning communities in order to widen and deepen participation in democracy and diplomacy for our interdependent yet divided world.
With this mission in mind, we run three programs:
Our Democracy Learning Community (DLC) in the Washington DC area is working to make democracy more fun and inclusive by connecting professionals, publics and policymakers via social events, products, services and spaces that nurture fun, learning, networking, collaboration and wider, deeper citizen participation.
The Family Diplomacy Initiative (FDI) connects people worldwide across lines of country, class, race and religion via the internet to share and learn together about families and citizen diplomacy with an eye to developing a corps of trained family diplomats to advocate for a more caring world via media, businesses, nonprofits and governments.
Citizen Diplomacy International (CDI) gathers diplomacy scholars, students, professionals, and volunteers worldwide every three months online via Zoom to share news and presentations on CD research and practice, local to global, with an eye to building a vibrant global CD sector for a more participatory, equitable and sustainable world.
Besides informing you about our programs, this website also features an Education Page, which presents our educational credo, links to many of our articles on education, plus past educational projects, including a variety of quizzes, fact sheets and expert views.
Curious about Learning Life’s impact and activities? Visit our News & Blog page for our annual reports as well as updates on our activities, profiles of people engaged with Learning Life, and blog posts on democracy, diplomacy and education. Check out our People Page to learn about the people on our team. Click on our social media pages on Facebook, Linkedin and Youtube for our latest posts and videos, and follow us on any of these platforms.
Interested in partnering with us? Read our Partnership Page to learn about some possibilities. Or, click on our Support Page to learn how you can help advance our work.
Thank you for interest and support!
Paul Lachelier, Ph.D.
Founder & Director, Learning Life
