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From St. Patrick and his feast day to five-day cricket extravaganzas and adopting a human-centered approach to research application in the lived experience of children and teachers Nikhit D’Sa , Assistant Professor and Senior Associate Director for Research at the Global Center for the Development...

As we close out another year at the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child and look forward to 2022, we are invigorated by the progress of our in-country partners, global team, innovative collaborators, and generous friends, donors, and supporters. Witnessing the implementation of...

For Gilbert (“Chip”) Wirth and his family, investment in Haiti has always meant investment in people. What began as a commitment to cultivating healthy outcomes for Haitians over the past 24 years has transformed into creating economic and educational opportunities for entire communities, bringing...

What does the evidence say? Social emotional skills go by many names: life skills, 21 st century skills, non-cognitive skills, transferable skills…. Whatever the name, however, social emotional learning (SEL) encompasses a variety of competencies and skills which influence relationships, behavior...

Addressing global poverty is no small task. Just a quick look at the numbers can be quite daunting: according to the United Nations in 2015, 736 million people lived below the international poverty line (U.S. $1.90 a day). Globally, in 2018, nearly 8% of workers and their families lived on less than...

We hear the term quite frequently: positive parenting. But what does it actually mean? Parents and caregivers are a child’s first teachers, and they play an important role in their child’s development from the very start. The ways in which parents raise their children have a long-term impact on...

Full name Mirline Laguerre Name of school where he/she works Ecole Presbytérale Christ-Roi de Morne Rouge (Presbyteral school of Morne Rouge) Grade/age group/subject taught 5-6 years old Geographic region/location Cap-Haitian What subject and grade do you teach? I teach early numeracy, pre-reading...

While digital access and literacy are becoming increasingly necessary, 3.7 billion people, most of them women and people living in low-income countries, lack internet access (UN). Globally, internet access runs the gamut from 14.3% of people in Africa to 76.4% of people in Central Asia (Brookings)...