School The World

SCHOOL THE WORLD IS COMMITTED TO SOLVING EXTREME POVERTY THROUGH THE POWER OF EDUCATION. USING A GRASSROOTS MODEL, WE UNITE COMMUNITY LEADERS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS TO COMBAT FAILING SCHOOL SYSTEMS, IMPROVE LEARNING OUTCOMES, AND DISRUPT GENERATIONAL POVERTY.

THE OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT EQUITY IN 2021 WAS TO MITIGATE LEARNING LOSS CAUSED BY SCHOOL CLOSURES AND AMELIORATE THE INEQUITABLE IMPACT OF DISTANCE LEARNING AS THE PRIMARY SOLUTION IN THE CONTEXT OF A VAST DIGITAL DIVIDE. MORE SPECIFICALLY, IT WAS DESIGNED TO MITIGATE LEARNING LOSS THROUGH A SCHOOL THE WORLD-DEVELOPED TUTORING PROGRAM, AN INTENSIVE "SUMMER SCHOOL", THE CONTINUATION OF REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT FOR LOWER SECONDARY STUDENTS ENHANCED WITH THE PROVISION OF LOW-COST SMART PHONES, AND TEACHER TRAINING FOCUSED ON DISTANCE SUPPORT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TESTING AND REMEDIAL INSTRUCTIONS WHEN SCHOOLS FINALLY REOPEN. THE OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT EQUITY WAS TO KEEP STUDENTS FROM DROPPING OUT. IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021, 2,241 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A THREE WEEK "SUMMER SCHOOL" PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH VOLUNTEER TEACHERS DELIVERING 3,368 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. 4,291 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR PHONE OR PEER TUTORING PROGRAMS IN 75 COMMUNITIES IN GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS. OUR LOWER SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS AND ALTERNATIVE LEARNING MODELS SUPPORTED 573 MIDDLE SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS. OUR TEAM AND CONSULTANTS TRAINED 4,387 TEACHERS IN REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION AND HYBRID SCHOOLING TECHNIQUES.

SCHOOL THE WORLD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS BEGIN WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAM AND THE CORRESPONDING INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, BATHROOMS, HANDWASHING FACILITIES, AND PLAYGROUNDS. THESE INITIAL AGREEMENTS ARE DEVELOPED WITH PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL WE DO. RURAL COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTE THE LAND AND LABOR, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTES 50% OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS, THE OTHER 50% OF THE PROJECT IS TRADITIONALLY FUNDED BY SCHOOL THE WORLD'S INDIVIDUAL DONORS, CORPORATE OR FOUNDATION SPONSORS, AND OUR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM. SIMILAR TO 2020, OUR PACE OF INFRASTRUCTURE REMAINED SLOWER DUE TO PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS ON PANDEMIC IMPACT AND LEARNING RECOVERY. IN 2021, SCHOOL THE WORLD BUILT 8 SCHOOLS AND EVALUATED AREAS OF NEED FOR FUTURE REGIONAL EXPANSION.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMATIC EXPENDITURES FOR SCHOOL THE WORLD INCLUDE RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP & ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM, EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM, PILOT TABLET PROGRAM AND ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES DIRECTLY RELATED TO OUR PROGRAM SERVICES WITHIN GUATEMALA, HONDURAS AND NORTHERN PANAMA.