During the fall of 2020, thousands of students in DC schools across the city worked remotely to complete the One World Program, pandemic and all. While most of the city was focused on learning loss, our teachers were telling us that their students were still engaged and producing high-quality work. Their teachers then offered a […]
Read More
Rocio Cruz, a 5th-grade student at EL Haynes Public Charter School, is researching evidence to support her claim that students should be allowed to use cellphones in school. Nyla Slye, a 9th grader at McKinley Tech HS, is completing her full-length essay about colorism and its impact on her family. Across the Anacostia River at […]
Read More
At every stage of this year’s Academy, we are witnessing teachers skillfully supporting students in mastering every step of the writing process with timely prompts while also creating the space for students to learn from one another. When her students were developing their claims about social justice issues directly relevant to their lives, Ms. Simms […]
Read More
Students are stepping up as they enter the last month of preparations for the One World Challenge. Watch the video below to see students deeply engaged with their topics, overcoming major challenges to communicating clearly, and enjoying the benefits of close relationships with their One World teachers. It’s all leading to learning experiences strong […]
Read More
Students are now finishing their in-school One World Program experience by making virtual presentations to their classmates. Listen in and you’ll hear how One World students have persisted through the pandemic to create engaging and insightful arguments about subjects that matter to them dearly. With the One World Academy kicking off the week of […]
Read More
Your Donation Dollars At Work Last summer, with your generous support, One World built a new website, developed slide decks to support instruction, created new resources for teachers and students, and provided schools with supplementary instructional videos. In these two videos, watch as teachers and students use what we provided to enhance their teaching and […]
Read More
In 2020, you as friends of One World stepped up to provide $50,000 in individual donations to underwrite our Pandemic Response Project. It changed students’ lives. Please take a minute to remember some of the highlights from the year that’s passed. Drew Anderson’s instructional videos were one of many One World highlights from 2020. Mark […]
Read More
One World usually hosts three PD sessions, at central locations like UNCF, for teachers from across the city to attend at the beginning of the school year. With this year’s COVID-19 outbreak though, One World has switched to hosting individual PD sessions on Zoom for all its partner schools. It’s been great to see how […]
Read More
During professional development sessions throughout September and early October, we have repeatedly heard administrators and experienced teachers telling their new colleagues about all the ways the One World Program could help them, their students, and their entire school community. “Last year, our students spoke about deeply personal issues like domestic violence,” said Meridian PCS principal […]
Read More