Thirty years ago, school culture expert Phil Boyte created an experience for a school in California that needed to intentionally build student to student connections. That

experience became known as Breaking Down the Walls and, to date, Breaking Down the Walls has impacted over 1,000,000 students across North and Central America.

The Breaking Down the Walls program provides a unique opportunity for students to re-connect and create empathy for one another, build social awareness, and form

meaningful relationships, thus improving their social and emotional learning (SEL) skills.