SUMMITS EDUCATION C/O PARTNERS IN HEALTH

PROGRAM - TRANSFORMING EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN RURAL HAITIOPPORTUNITY: IN HAITI, THE VAST MAJORITY OF TEACHERS LACK BASIC TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS. HAITIAN STUDENTS SUFFER FROM ROTE-STYLE INSTRUCTION THAT FAILS TO DEVELOP THE CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME COMPETITIVE CANDIDATES IN THE WORKFORCE AND MODEL CITIZENS THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES.AT SUMMITS, WE BELIEVE THAT TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION SYSTEMS ARE BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION OF WELL-TRAINED AND WELL-SUPPORTED TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. (CONTINUED ON SCH O) (CONTINUED FROM 990 PAGE 2)PROJECT DESCRIPTION:SUMMITS PRIMARY: IN HAITI'S CENTRAL PLATEAU, SUMMITS OPERATES A NETWORK OF 39 PRIMARY SCHOOLS SERVING OVER 10,000 STUDENTS. SUMMITS PROVIDES CURRICULUM SUPPORT, FAIR AND CONSISTENT TEACHER COMPENSATION, AND ONGOING TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 350 TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN OUR NETWORK.APPROACH: AT SUMMITS, WE BEGIN OUR WORK BY INVESTING IN THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN OUR NETWORK OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING COMPETITIVE AND CONSISTENT WAGES, INTENSIVE TEACHER TRAININGS, AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT. THEN, WE ASSEMBLE PARTNERS TO ADDRESS THE ADDITIONAL OBSTACLES TO STUDENT LEARNING.THIS COLLABORATIVE IMPACT APPROACH BRINGS TOGETHER GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT, AND FOR PROFIT SECTORS IN A STRUCTURED PARTNERSHIP AROUND THE COMMON AGENDA OF STRENGTHENING HAITI'S EDUCATION SYSTEM. THROUGH HIGHLY COORDINATED, METRIC DRIVEN INTERVENTIONS AND A COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY, THIS PARTNERSHIP APPROACH MAXIMIZES IMPACT AND ADDRESSES KEY CHALLENGES (MALNUTRITION, LITERACY, INCOME GENERATION, SANITATION) IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE.