Live · Expert-Led · Global
The world, inside your classroom.
Banyan connects K–12 students to expert facilitators, global peers, and real-world experiences — building the curiosity and perspectives that books alone can't deliver.
Trusted by schools in 20+ countries · 15+ years · CILC Pinnacle Award
Our Programs
Three ways to bring the world to your students
Global Learning Live
Now EnrollingCohort-based international exchange
A 4-week cycle where your classroom partners with international peers for live, facilitated sessions around shared themes.
- 4-week cycles
- ~4 classrooms/cohort
- Ages 10–14
- ~$1,000 / cycle
Learning Live
Flagship Program17 years. One school. The blueprint.
Our foundational partnership with Tsai Hsing Elementary in Taipei — 45,000+ students, daily live sessions, 17 years running.
- Exclusive partnership
- Grades 5–8
- Daily sessions
- Est. 2009
Virtual Field Trips
On DemandOne session. Anywhere in the world.
A live, expert-guided virtual experience for any classroom. No ongoing commitment — just one high-quality session.
- Single session
- Any age group
- $300 / session
- Easy booking
Not a pen-pal program. An experience.
Banyan leads and facilitates a 4-week thematic exchange with international peers built around awe, expression, and reciprocity. Students don't just see the world — they talk to it, respond to it, and are changed by it.
International by design
Every cohort connects classrooms across different countries. Students don't just learn about the world — they meet it.
Year-long pathways
Four-week themed cycles with clear focus and structure. Schools renew with new content each cycle because students want to return.
Artifact-driven exchange
Students create something and share it — a poem, a map, a question. Exchange happens through what they make.
Always human-facilitated
A trained Banyan facilitator leads every session. We develop the curriculum and run the instruction; teachers support, observe, and extend the learning in their own classrooms.
Currently piloting · Cohorts of ~4 classrooms · Ages 10–14 · ~$1,000 / classroom / cycle
Schools re-enroll
Cycle after cycle
Countries connected
20+
Our Impact