Schools Alive!

Few teachers in Haiti are high-school graduates; far fewer have received any specialized training to teach. Schools Alive! brings teachers together to offer them the training they are so eager to receive. This program develops teacher-training collaboration among teachers, directed by teachers. Training focuses on participatory, non-violent, and learner-centered methods.

In Port-au-Prince we have worked with a network of teachers and directors from 18 schools, focusing on student evaluation, classroom management, educational leadership, civic education, and classroom discussion techniques. In the South East we collaborated with Save the Children to build networks of teachers from 140 rural schools. We also provided training for teachers from a network of 41 Lutheran schools from across Haiti and seven schools from Lagonav. Next school year, we will add a network of 45 schools in the Central Plateau.

By training teachers in liberating and participatory pedagogical methods, Schools Alive! is equipping hundreds of teachers each year to empower thousands of students who will become agents of change for building a better Haiti.