We learned together, we ate together, we played together.

We hung out with each other every day.

But as the coronavirus spread, our world was upended.

In February, hundreds of millions of us lost access to our schools.

By the end of March, nearly every school on Earth was closed.

Closing schools creates distance between us.

The distance slows the virus.

It reduces hospital visits.

It saves lives.

We're proud to help flatten the curve,

but now we need your help to keep the pandemic from flattening our spirits.

Here's how you can help:

It's graduation season for millions of students throughout the world.

We can't attend or support 2020 graduations in person,

but that doesn't mean billions of us

can't support the graduating classes of 2020 online.

We need your help, graduates and supporters of graduates,

to make this year a worldwide celebration of the hopes, the dreams,

the ideas, and the futures of an entire generation of young people.

With support from TED, we've outlined all the ways you can get involved

with this worldwide celebration here.

We are the students whose lives have been impacted by COVID-19.

Together, our ideas will define the world future.

Visit TED.COM/GRADUATION to sign up and support our future today.