September 1, 2012 It’s great coming home to kids being constructive. Nearly every day when school is not in session members of WOZO choir (37) come to our home (John and Merline) to practice their songs, create new ones and do fun and constructive activities like playing soccer, working on English and working on their […]
July 14, 2011 Compliments to WOZO Choir Director, Alex Myril, for creating this wonderful video of the choir kids singing and talking about their XO laptops. Special thanks to Waveplace for their vital role in making this project happen, as well as to the many visitors who have encouraged the kids to keep singing! Here […]
June 29, 2011 Haiti Partners is thrilled with our partnership with OLPC and Waveplace, and Acadia School that’s making it possible for more Haitian children to receive laptops and training and for more Haitian mentors to build skills in teaching computers and software. Thanks to these partnerships, more than 700 children either have already received […]
February 12, 2011 Here children from the Wozo Youth Choir receive XO student laptops. These rugged laptops are designed for use in contexts like Haiti and encourage students to teach themselves through innovative on-board software called eToys which makes learning fun! Toward this end, the kids will keep these laptops, allowing them to experiment with […]
February 5, 2011 Below are a couple videos from a training held for Cite Soleil Community School teachers and four other schools last week. As part of the training, each school receives 25 laptops and weeks of mentorship and training. Waveplace creates training materials that teach digital media skills and inspire teachers to teach in […]
December 22, 2010 We want to thank Educa Vision – a publishing company that specializes in Haitian Creole books – for generously donating many titles for use in our partner schools as well as making books available electronically free of charge on hundreds of XO laptops. Educa Vision has and is making major contributions for […]
December 12, 2010 Haiti Partners is privileged to be in partnership with Waveplace and OLPC in helping education in Haiti to leapfrog forward using XO laptops. We’re working hard to equip Haitian children with skills they need to improve lives and their country.
November 11, 2010 Thanks to a donation of more XO laptops from OLPC and to our ongoing partnership with Waveplace, more than 100 children are going to learn skills that help them better use their minds.
November 5, 2010 I’m (John Engle) here at our home with family and friends–Tim, Bonnie and Adam–riding out the storm. Fortunately, it looks like it’s passed Port au Prince, where Haiti is most vulnerable. Tim Falconer, Executive Director of our partner Waveplace is keeping a blog during his time in Haiti. Click here. Bonnie Farnell […]
November 4, 2010 We can’t thank you enough for your prayers and concern for the people of Haiti. Your emails and phone calls are a great encouragement to us. Below is an update from me (John Engle) from my home after spending the day in Port au Prince in meetings and at customs (to clear […]
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