90%
of Schools Make Gains
September 3, 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
In her essay describing the effects of poverty, Friendship SE PCS 6th-grader Brielle Holton takes us into the world of a DC construction worker struggling to find enough work. He tells a reporter, “Some days I’ll try to fast, some days I’ll eat a little — it’s just getting rough.” She highlights the ways that workforce development programs, like the ones at the University of the District of Columbia, provide training for jobs with the highest number of opportunities. It’s programs like these, Brielle argues, that can be instrumental in fighting poverty.
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