Programs - One World Education

Why One World Education?

The mission of One World Education is to transform students into writers with voice, knowledge, and purpose. For 15 years, One World has powerfully impacted the lives and careers of 50,000 students and 1,000 teachers in Washington, DC schools.

The Need

Before the pandemic, only one-third of DC students graduated from high school prepared to write at the college level. Half of teachers report that they aren’t trained to teach writing.

These challenges persist. One World responds to these needs through in-school and afterschool programs that currently serve 100 teachers and 4,000-5,000 students in 25 DC schools annually.

In-School

The One World Program trains teachers who use our curriculum in their classrooms to improve students’ research and writing skills, build knowledge, and help students propose solutions to social justice issues that are important to them. Students research and write essays and turn them into presentations for their communities. Students will:

Improve research and writing skills
Gain content knowledge
Address social injustice
Build confidence
Earn prizes

The program provides teachers with curriculum, training, slide decks, student videos, research tools, and student journals to improve their instruction of research and writing for students in grades 5-12 and adult learners.

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Afterschool

The One World Academy is an accelerated learning program led by educators who directly teach students to improve their research, writing, and presentation skills on social justice issues they’re passionate about. Students will:

Improve research and writing skills
Gain content knowledge
Address social injustice
Build confidence
Work with corporate mentors
Deliver presentations to city leaders
Earn prizes
Become published writers
Receive Research & Writing Certificates

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.

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Featured Student Writing

One World students learn from studying the work of peers just like them.

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Education

Grade 10

The Teaching of the History of America in America

Did you know that 87 percent of content taught about Native Americans includes only pre-1900 context and 27 states did not name an individual Native American in their history standards? Meaning after the wars and carnage that the Natives were involved in they began to be excluded from history books. In America today, this history […]

Mental Health

Grade 12

Mental Health in Schools

Mental health is a problem for adolescents and adults alike. Without mental wellness, people suffer from issues like anxiety, depression, lack of concentration, or eating disorders. Unfortunately, there are lots of teenagers who face these issues, and they lack support. I am well aware of this because I have dealt with this problem and found […]

Bullying

Grade 6

Bullying

Have you ever seen or experienced bullying and the dramatic effects it has on its victims? My name is Emoni, and I attend Howard University Middle School. Every day that I come to school I see kids getting bullied. Bullying is a big problem for children, it knocks their self-esteem and makes them lose their […]

One World Programs

In-School

Afterschool

Featured Student Writing

The Teaching of the History of America in America

Mental Health in Schools

Bullying

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