90%
of Schools Make Gains
February 12, 2025
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 Successful Practice Honoree
Washington Latin PCS 6th-grader Kira Lilly has college ambitions and is frustrated about the end of the race-based affirmative action that used to rectify historical injustice. As Kira points out, non-white Americans have been eligible for less government support than white Americans, such as the Social Security benefits that would enable them to fund their children’s college education. Kira’s solution, given that the Supreme Court is not about to change its mind any time soon? Ending legacy preference. Read more to understand how this would work.
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