90%
of Schools Make Gains
October 2, 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 students, preparing learners for their most important academic transitions. In addition to the in-school benefits, One World Academy students:
The fall Academy prepares high school students for the transition to writing in college. The spring Academy prepares middle school students for the transition to writing in high school.
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
As a fifth-grader, Washington Latin PCS student Nadia Wong experienced racist comments from her classmates. They told her to go back to China, and whispered that she ate cats and dogs. When it came time to raise her voice with One World, Nadia explored how increasing pride in one’s culture could make a difference. At a boys’ school in Oakland, a pilot class in Black History and Culture became a peer support group and a college and career counseling resource. The class created such a sense of belonging that its students’ dropout rates fell from 8.5% to 4.9%. Nadia hopes that all schools work to address the roots of racist stereotypes so students can feel they belong at their school and get the education they deserve.
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