At the One World Academy, middle school students are finalizing their presentations to showcase at the One World Challenge on Friday, April 24th, at the National Housing Center. Our prepared and passionate students will deliver dynamic presentations about topics such as: equitable access to water, ICE entering houses without warrants, the effects of plastic pollution on marine […]
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Through weeks of snow and ice, One World’s in-school program has been heating up in the classrooms of more than 32 Washington, DC public middle schools, high schools, and adult learning centers. Our afterschool program, the One World Academy, now has students from 17 schools, including two Hub locations in Wards 7 and 8. We’re […]
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Several months ago, we shared the exciting news that in June 2026, CEO and Founder Eric Goldstein will retire from One World’s leadership, and Deputy Director Summer Xavier will assume the role of Executive Director. Let’s hear about this transition directly from them. Celebrate Learning This Spring In April, watch our Academy students deliver their […]
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Several months ago, we shared the exciting news that in June 2026, CEO and Founder, Eric Goldstein, will retire from One World’s leadership, and Deputy Director, Summer Xavier, will assume the role of Executive Director. Let’s hear about this transition directly from them.
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One World students wowed audiences at the Fall Challenge on December 15th. See the winners of the night below! Thank you, Judges! The Challenge would not have been possible without the 29 One World friends who volunteered their time to judge student work! Speech Judges Board Judges
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The benefits of afterschool programming have never been so convincing, yet despite strong investments, Washington, DC, suffers from chronically low afterschool program attendance. And among program offerings, fewer than 3% focus on literacy skills. So why is One World’s afterschool writing program, the One World Academy, over-enrolled with an attendance rate above 90%? Why was this […]
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One World counts on teachers from all over Washington, DC, to deliver our programs to students. Every fall, we offer professional development that blends inspiration, connection, and practical strategies to improve writing instruction. More than 40 educators from 10 schools attended a recent training, which included two breakout sessions led by veteran One World educators. Well-trained […]
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One World enters its 19th year having impacted more than 65,000 DC students with results that will shape our city for generations. On the heels of receiving our second Library of Congress Literacy Award and being recognized as one of the city’s top-performing afterschool programs, we are gearing up for big changes. Or as Eric […]
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We debuted our Year-in-Review video at last week’s Graduation Celebration. We’d love to hear your thoughts! 2025: By the Numbers 38 DC & MD School Partners 900 in-school hours of teacher instructional support 7,500 afterschool hours of direct student writing instruction 64% of all students improved research and writing skills 85% of lowest performing students improved […]
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