At this point, we are continuing with our plans for ELI Haiti to proceed as per normal. If you have not followed the news of Haiti over the past year, you are not likely aware of the protests and other challenges that have confronted the country. You can find a good overview here. The northern city of Cap-Haitien, where ELI is situated, has not had nearly the same problems as Port au Prince. However, the foundational issues are the same throughout the country (injustice, corruption) and so Cap-Haitien is not immune to some of the same troubles. Our Haitian partners are clear in their commitment to ELI: Building the capacity of teachers (and thus students) is key to this country’s future.
I anticipate being in Haiti in a few weeks as we spend a weekend in intensive training with 25 Haitian instructors who will start taking on more teaching responsibility this summer. This is part of our sustainability plan for Haiti. We anticipate another 600 Haitian participants in ELI from Aug. 5-9 with a team of 40 Canadians providing leadership. Our Haitian instructors will be “co-teaching” with the Canadian instructors this summer.
Last week, I met with organizations working with educators in Ethiopia and Kenya as we look to launch sites in these contexts in 2020. There is a deep hunger for professional learning for teachers in these contexts. Why? Because education is key to other outcomes:
Teachers are looking for professional training and the ELI model is helping to bridge the divide between teachers globally so that they can learn from each other's experiences. It is a powerful model that is making a real difference in the lives of teachers AND students globally.
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