90%
of Schools Make Gains
December 20, 2024
The One World Program trains teachers who implement our curriculum in their classrooms, guiding students as they learn how to research and write essays and turn them into presentations for their communities. One World Program students:
The program provides teachers in DC and the surrounding area with materials and support to improve their instruction of research and writing for students in grades 5-12 and adult learners.
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In the One World Academy, our teachers deliver an expanded version of our curriculum to middle school students in the fall and spring, preparing learners for an important academic transition. In addition to the in-school benefits, One World Academy students:
It is offered to students from all DC schools at UNCF downtown, as well as at Friendship Southeast PCS, providing the same rich experience without the travel barriers of a cross-city commute.
Read MoreWatch One World students Caden (left) and Nyla (center), and their mothers, talk about how the program has improved their writing and changed their lives. Then hear why past program participant Ben Acquah has come back every year for the last five years to mentor younger students at the One World Academy.
A two-year World Bank evaluation of One World’s impact showed that 90% of schools using the program make statistically significant gains.
of Schools Make Gains
Students Served
DC’s Largest Writing Program
Library of Congress Best Practices Honoree
Benjamin Banneker HS 10-grader Phoebe Luecke writes, “I have lived in DC my whole life. I know the mall, the tourists, the traffic, and how it gets humid in the summer.…. I’ve learned to love the word district but also find myself longing for so much more…. The District has its faults, and under the rule of Congress, it can be very hard to address them.” Phoebe details the unique inequities DC suffers from its lack of local rule and watered-down representation in Congress, from over-taxation to harmful health care policies. Phoebe ends with a rousing call for all Americans to support the bill by non-voting DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and turn the District of Columbia into the 51st state.
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