90%
of Schools Make Gains
One World Programs
October 1, 2026
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, Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys, Cesar Chavez PCS, and Ingenuity Prep 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
According to the National Registry of Exonerations, innocent Black Americans are seven times more likely than white Americans to be falsely convicted of serious crimes. Statesmen College Preparatory Academy 6th grader Brendan Brown believes that to combat the systemic bias and wrongful imprisonment of Black men in DC, we must implement and develop a reform package by enhancing certain reforms, ensuring judges’ and prosecutors’ accountability, and investing in community-based alternatives to incarceration.
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