Then and Now profile: Carline
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1530055393481{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Carline enrolled at the Children’s Academy in 2012 at 3 years old. Having endured corporal punishment at home, Carline was shy and fearful. While Carline was at school learning what it was like to be respected and valued, her mom received extensive training in child protection. Meanwhile her parents joined a Village […]
Then and Now profile: Herdes
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1614896730464{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]When Herdes came to the Children’s Academy in 2012 as a preschooler, he was just 3 years old. On his first day, he cried when his parents left him, and for some time after he shied away from other students and participating in school activities. The world away from home was scary […]
Join us on a Social Impact Travel trip!
Our family has taken cruises, visited Disney, and spent weeks on the beach in Florida and nothing compares to the deep, rich, memorable experience we had as a family staying 7 days at Bellevue in Haiti with Haiti Partners. Visiting the Children’s Academy every day and seeing the smiles, laughter and effort put forth from […]
IRSC students participate in capstone project at Haiti Partners
Education is our focus at Haiti Partners. So when we were approached last winter by Indian River State College’s School of Business Professor, Dr. Herbert Ricardo, to participate in a Capstone Project, we were very excited to join forces. The Capstone Project is the final project that business majors must complete in order to graduate […]
A Mother’s Day message from Haiti
This Mother’s Day we celebrate mothers everywhere. To lead us in this, we invite you to watch this short video with Children’s Academy co-founder (and mom extraordinaire!), Merline Engle, and Yolande, the dedicated mother of Jinel, a primary student at the school. Thanks for watching and happy Mother’s Day!
On joy and learning
At Haiti Partners, it’s important to us to present not only Haiti’s harsh realities, but its beautiful sides as well. In videos like the one below, we celebrate the joy of happy students having fun with one of their favorite people, Children’s Academy Coordinator, Alex Myril. But making our students feel safe and happy isn’t […]
Taking up the cause …
“A movement only exists when people are inspired to move, to do something, to take up the cause as their own.” – “Yon mouvman sèlman egziste lè moun yo enspire pou avanse, fè yon bagay, konmanse kòz la kòm kòz pa yo.” – Simon Sinek At Haiti Partners, Simon Sinek is a bit of a […]
Haiti Partners and the Children’s Academy make the 2018 WorldBlu List of Most Freedom-Centered workplaces!
We are excited to announce that both Haiti Partners and our flagship school, the Children’s Academy and Learning Center, made The WorldBlu List of Freedom-Centered Workplaces again this year. For Haiti Partners, this is the the 9th year in a row; for the Children’s Academy and Learning Center, it’s the 3rd. Founded in 1997, WorldBlu is […]
“My name is Chloe Spingler. I am 16 years old and I’m on a mission to make a difference.”
A few months ago Haiti Partners was introduced to a high school junior from Sarasota named Chloe Spingler. As part of a school research project, Chloe developed a “framework for giving,” determined that Haiti Partners surpassed her criteria, and decided to make a $1000 gift drawing from sales from her own handmade jewelry business, Charmed […]
Educate & Celebrate 2018 a grand success!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual benefit Thursday night, Educate and Celebrate: Passport to Haiti. Held Thursday March 8th at Grand Harbor Club, it was a wonderful event with great attendance and lots of fun moments. Click here to view the TC Palm/Luminaries article. A special thank you to all of […]