cultural intelligence

there's a foreigner/local divide in my new civics class. i've got quite a number of ASEAN students (both scholars & non-scholars) this yr 'cos it's a 4 H2 class. they can't seem to gel very well, very obvious among some of the girls when they are doing group work.

not too sure what to do with them to get them to accept one another's cultural differences and understand that they have a common goal and are not competitors. teaching them about cultural intelligence doesn't quite seem to make them realise that it's actually an advantage for them to have a good mix of cultures.

will be getting them to share personal experiences during civics next week...hope it works :P