Dialogues is a Schoolhouse program spearheaded by Sal Khan that brings together students from across the world for 1-on-1 Zoom conversations to exchange views on important global topics like immigration, climate change, and artificial intelligence.

There are two ways to participate in Dialogues: One-Off Events and Dialogue Clubs. You can learn more about these different program formats by reviewing the Dialogue website.

You can review and sign up for Dialogue events and clubs here (within the Enrichment subworld, using the Dialogues topic filter).

Students between the ages of 14-21 are eligible to participate in a Dialogue Club.

Only high school students between the ages of 14-18 are eligible to participate in one-off Dialogue events.

These restrictions are in place for the time being to ensure discussions are age appropriate.

Only verified Dialogue Club Presidents can publish and lead Dialogue events right now. Please do not publish a series using the Dialogues name or format if you are not an approved club president.

We will be opening applications for those interested in becoming a Club President in the summer of 2025, so stay tuned for that! In the meantime, we encourage anyone interested in getting more involved in Dialogues to join the existing clubs and events to gain experience.

In the future, we may open up opportunities for learners to publish their own Dialogue events and Clubs. However, for the time being these restrictions are important since the content covered in Dialogues sessions can be more sensitive and controversial.

The Dialogues portfolio is a certificate you can submit to our university partners as part of your college applications to demonstrate your open mindedness, empathy, and communication skills.

Students who participate in Dialogues will be eligible to receive a Dialogues portfolio if they complete the following steps:

The following schools will be accepting the Dialogues portfolio from students who will be submitting their college applications in 2025: University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Vanderbilt University, Columbia University, and Colby College.

We encourage you to send your Dialogues portfolio to any school, even if it isn't listed here. We've even had students send Schoolhouse portfolios to employers, scholarship applications, and more!

The Dialogues portfolio lives within the general Schoolhouse portfolio.

To access your Dialogues portfolio, select your profile (on the bottom left corner on a computer or tablet, bottom right on mobile), then selecting “My Portfolio.” Scroll to the bottom to see the Dialogues section.

Please be aware that the Dialogues portfolio does not update in real-time. Meaning, if you participate in a Dialogue session and submit the post-session survey after, that data will not immediately appear in your portfolio.

Your Dialogues portfolio will refresh with new information once per month to reflect additional participation in the Dialogues program, since the last month.

You can request edits for your Dialogue portfolio by submitting this form. Please note that it may take one week to receive the edited version of your portfolio.

Here are some examples of the kinds of edits you can request:

We included all quotes from your sessions because we want you to have the most possible options to choose from for your portfolio! If there are quotes you would like removed from your portfolio or edited, please submit the above form.

If you completed a Dialogue session but don’t see information for that session in your portfolio, that is most likely because you or your discussion partner(s) did not submit the post-session survey after your discussion.

If you believe there is an error or mistake with your Dialogues portfolio, please submit the above form.

We do plan to introduce more features and improvements for the Dialogues portfolio over the summer to ensure portfolios are as strong as possible for students prior to fall application season!

Please feel free to email our Head of Programs Kelly Mosher ([email protected]) if you have any ideas for how to improve the Dialogues portfolio.

Dialogues is a unique opportunity at Schoolhouse for students to engage in discussions that not only support academic learning, but also facilitate interpersonal exchange and conversations around contentious topics.

Whereas the standard Schoolhouse policies prohibit in-depth, personal discussions about politics and religion, these conversations are allowed (and encouraged!) in Dialogues.

Dialogues participants have a responsibility to approach these topics thoughtfully and to avoid partisan advocacy or proselytizing. The purpose of Dialogues is to express your views and listen to the opinions of others, not to convince people of your stance.

We recognize that there is a fine line between discussion and debate. Dialogues participants should assume good intent when engaging with others and utilize the Dialogues Resources to guide their approach to discussions.

Confidentiality: Anything discussed in a Dialogue session should remain confidential, unless you are reporting a policy violation or other concern to the Schoolhouse team.

If you believe a Dialogues participant may be violating Schoolhouse policies, please follow these instructions to report the issue.