School the World

Meet the Clifford family, one of School the World’s supporters! ❤️

Bob Clifford, a longtime friend of our founder from their Holy Cross days, has been passionate about our mission from the start. His three amazing sons have completed 8 service trips, and Bob himself has chaperoned 3! 🙌
We are so grateful to the Clifford family for their unwavering dedication and for making such a meaningful impact. Thank you for being a special part of our story! 💙

Olivia Curran wanted to do a “surf & serve” trip in Costa Rica. Her father wisely told her she was going to Guatemala if she was going anywhere and suggested she organize a Needham High School trip. She agreed and got nine of her friends to travel with her. Olivia loved the experience so much that she went back five times!
Today, Needham High is our biggest feeder for service trips with 30+ students traveling with us this year!

Donate $15 for 15 years or $150 for 150 schools!
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🎉 We’re excited to announce that School the World has been named a 2024 Successful Practice Honoree by the Library of Congress Literacy Awards! 🌟 This award recognizes our innovative community engagement model with local governments, teachers, and parents of students.

The Library of Congress Literacy Awards recognizes organizations in the United States and abroad that provide exemplary, innovative, sustainable, and replicable strategies to promote literacy and reading.

We’re looking forward to celebrating this achievement at a symposium and recognition event at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. this October. Stay tuned for updates and photos! 📸✨

Our second fundraiser was organized with help from Kate’s friends from Holy Cross. The idea germinated when Kate went for her 25th college reunion and ran into classmates Jane and Joe Lawler very, very late one evening. After hearing about School the World, Joe announced: “I think we can help you with that Kate! We’ll host a fundraiser at our house!”
Those same friends helped School the World with our first student service trip with Wi******er High School, eventually with three Lawler children!

Donate $15 for 15 years or $150 for 150 schools!
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Our first fundraiser was at a neighborhood cheese shop in Milford, CT. We raised $8,000 with help from friends, family and neighbors. Enough to get started and build a school for children who didn’t have one. Now, we have built 148 schools and reached over 130 communities thanks to this kickstarter!

Donate $15 for 15 years or $150 for 150 schools!
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Meg Gilman fell in love with our service trips as a teenager and traveled with us five times. Her experience was so transformative that today, she leads all of our service trips and is incredibly great at her work. We’re so happy to have her on the team! Like Meg, over 1,250 World Changers have transformed entire communities with their efforts partnering with School the World over these past 15 years.

Donate $15 for 15 years or $150 for 150 schools!
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Meet Diego and Victor with our founder, Kate and her nephew, Ryan at a dedication ceremony. These two young boys moved through the world with confidence and ease even at that young age. Diego was the super smart one and Victor was the little mayor. School the World saw potential in them and helped pay for their education so they could have a better, brighter future.
Donate $15 for 15 years or $150 for 150 schools!
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How did our mission get started? Kate, our founder, met with the mayor of Chichicastenango in Guatemala. He said: ‘We need schools in our country and we’d like your help.’ To which, Kate said, ‘How about you (the government) pay half and we (School the World) pay half?’ He said yes and took Kate up a hill where the “school” was situated. It was a shack with kids sitting on tree stumps.Of course we would build a school there, but it was just the beginning...
Donate $15 for 15 years or $150 for 150 schools!
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It all started with an idea - to do something. At first, there was one person and then there were many. Together, they built this organization from the group up. Stay tuned to learn more about School the World’s incredible history. Donate $15 for 15 years or $150 for 150 schools!
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Sometimes we’re so focused on the future that we don’t take a moment to look back at how far we’ve come. In the next few days that’s exactly what we’re going to do. Watch this space for more. Donate $15 for 15 years or $150 for 150 schools!
https://donate.schooltheworld.org/give/59173/ #!/donation/checkout

To acknowledge our generous and loyal supporters for their contributions, we started the Investor’s Club Awards to recognize individuals and families that have been supporting us for 10+ years. This is a small token of appreciation for seeing value in educating children and empowering them to fulfill their ambitions and dreams.

To know more about how you can support us, visit https://hubs.ly/Q02Ms68c0

Ersy Hernandez exudes joy and positivity. He has a unique ability to connect with people around him and make them feel seen and heard. At School the World, he works as a Change Agent and today he’s completing two years with the organisation. We’re delighted to have him on the team!

School the World is looking for a part-time Communications & Operations Assistant to be based at our headquarters in Boston. The ideal candidate will have two years of similar work experience, preferably in marketing, communications, or the nonprofit sector. Overall objectives include general marketing & social media content creation, donor management, office operations, and more. To know more and apply for this position, write to us at [email protected]

Join us at the Ritz-Carlton Boston on Friday, November 1, 2024 at 6:30 pm for an inspiring and fun-filled evening that marks our 15th Year Anniversary.

Come and enjoy an open bar, and delicious dinner stations. Music and dancing with Angelina & The Unit will follow a brief, inspiring program including our famous Live Auction and Fund-A-Need hosted by auctioneer John Terio.

Our programs provide in-depth understanding of teaching methodologies and pedagogy. For example, our two-year training program offers monthly group and one-on-one training, with a special focus on teaching methods that promote functional literacy and social and emotional learning among students.

Curious about how our student service trip might align with your teenager’s overall goals? In just one week, your teenager will not only create something tangible like help build a school or playground for students in a remote part of the world. But they will also connect with a new culture, immerse themselves in another language and way of living, make new friends and connections for life, and come back with a renewed sense of gratitude for all that they have (friend, family, daily comforts) in the States.

Henry Maldonado is full of curiosity and joy. He has an uncanny ability to connect with everyone around him and make them feel at home. At School the World, he works as a Change Agent and today he’s completing a year with the organisation. We’re so happy to have him on the team!

Want to know the greatest thing about service trips? They are an amazing way to teach American teenagers the concept of collectivism, which is evident in the communities where we work. These tight-knit, family-oriented communities offer warmth and care without expecting anything in return. We recently had one student say, “When I go back to DC, I’ll no longer close my bedroom door and be kinder to my parents.”

Gratitude is by far the most essential part of the work we do, whether it’s expressed by parents, teachers, community members, or even our young students who are immensely grateful to have the opportunity to study, grow, and thrive! A big thank you to all those who support the essential work that we continue to do.

Celebrate the Moonshot Gala with STW. Join us at the Ritz-Carlton Boston on Friday, November 1, 2024, at 6:30pm for an inspiring, fun-filled evening that marks our 15th Year Anniversary. There's going to be delicious food, interesting people, and a whole lot of fun!

We’re thrilled to announce that School the World has been selected as one of the top five organisations for the 6th annual .Org Impact Awards in the field of Quality Education for All. It’s truly an honour and a privilege to receive this nomination and we’re stoked to find out the results on October 8, 2024 in Washington DC. It’s truly validating to be rewarded for all the hard-work we put in every day so that our students can aim for a better, brighter future. To learn more, visit https://hubs.li/Q02L9lpH0

Did your last service trip with STW change your life? Now is the perfect time to make use of our early bird discount offered just to our service trip alumni. Discover a whole new country and new parts of yourself! Register for our 2025 service trip by September 2, 2024 to save big on your next trip.

Our 2025 service trip dates are:
February 15-22 (Panama)
March 15-22 (Panama)
April 21-27 (Guatemala)

To learn more and register early, write to Meg Gilman, our Service Learning & Global Citizenship Coordinator at [email protected] for more details.

Good grades are important, but so is play. The evidence is overwhelming that play improves learning and builds critical life skills. We build playgrounds at our schools so children can experience the joy of play and develop skills like patience, mastery and conflict negotiation.

Josefina Lux exudes calm and serenity. Reliable and meticulous, she takes her role as a Change Agent seriously. Today, she’s completing 3 years with School the World, and we’re delighted to have her on the team!

This International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we’re raising awareness to protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. Today, there are nearly 200 groups of Indigenous Peoples living in voluntary isolation and initial contact. They have a strong dependency on their ecological environment, and any changes to their natural habitat can harm both the survival of individual members and the group as a whole. People in voluntary isolation and initial contact is a testament to the rich tapestry of humanity, and it is a massive loss to our world if they no longer exist.

Looking for a unique and inspiring way to help your team bond and connect? Send them on a corporate service trip with School the World! This service trip will break down inhibitions and help your colleagues see the humanity in one another. For more details, write to us and we'll tailor the service trip as per your specific needs!

Save the Date for The Moonshot Gala on November 1st at the Ritz Carlton Boston. There will be fun, inspiring talks, and a whole host of interesting people to connect with. This year, we're also celebrating our 15th Anniversary, and that will make our gala extra special! Stay tuned for more details and we'll see you on November 1st.