{"id":1550,"date":"2021-06-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2021\/06\/17\/celebrate-differences-and-honor-pride-with-hope-in-a-box-on-flipgrid\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T22:40:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T06:40:22","slug":"celebrate-differences-and-honor-pride-with-hope-in-a-box-on-flipgrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2021\/06\/celebrate-differences-and-honor-pride-with-hope-in-a-box-on-flipgrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate differences and honor Pride with Hope in a Box on Flipgrid"},"content":{"rendered":"

To honor Pride month and to continue Microsoft\u2019s commitment to lifting up LGBTQI+ voices throughout the year, Microsoft Education is excited to highlight the great work of Flipgrid partner Hope in a Box<\/strong>.<\/p>

With a mission to help rural public schools cultivate empathy and fight prejudice by representing LGBTQI+ people, stories, and history in schools, Hope in a Box believes that every student deserves to feel safe, welcome, and included.<\/p>

Hope in a Box also reflects and delivers on Microsoft Education\u2019s commitments to diversity and inclusion.\u00a0<\/p>

\u201cAt Microsoft, we believe in the transformative power of engaging many different perspectives, and that\u2019s especially true for young learners,\u201d says Barbara Holzapfel (she\/her), Vice President of Microsoft Education. \u201cOffering tools like Hope in a Box that promote diversity and inclusion to school leaders, educators, and students is one important way we can help reinforce the importance of empathy in social-emotional learning to help every student achieve more\u2014now and in future generations.\u201d<\/p>

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To cultivate empathy and fight prejudice by representing LGBTQI+ people, stories, and history in schools, Flipgrid partner Hope in a Box is equipping educators with inclusive books, curriculum, training, and mentorship.\u00a0<\/p>

With 90 topics in the Flipgrid Discovery Library, Hope in a Box has activities for every age group. This specially curated content gives students the opportunity to see themselves in stories and characters, and just as important, promotes empathy and open-mindedness.\u00a0<\/p>

To make these stories even easier to access, the content is organized in collections that you can share with your students:<\/p>