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Students describe a typical day in their life and/or a special event such as a birthday. Students may also submit a captioned digital photo of themself representing an event in their life on an agreed upon subject (e.g. typical meal, transportation to school). This is a great way for students around the world to learn what it is like to be a child in different countries. Students may develop a deeper understanding and tolerance for cultures that are different from their own.

WorldWise merges technology and Tall Ships to enrich the cultural education of students in North America and provides for the material educational needs of schools in remote islands and isolated tropical communities throughout the South Pacific, Indonesia, Africa and the Caribbean

Students are encouraged to discover what makes their environmental area unique (wildlife, natural resources, landscape, terrain, plant life, history, special events, culture, etc.) and then to choose a means to share their presentation with the world. The ultimate goal is to have students from all over the world contribute their slice of the world using whatever presentation format they feel is best so that we can understand our world better from those who have firsthand knowledge.