Insitute for Learning
Strengthening classrooms across Lagonav — one teacher, one school, one community at a time.
A New Way of Teaching for a New Haiti
Across Haiti, children are too often expected to endure rote memorization, corporal punishment, and lessons taught in French — a language most do not speak at home. In these conditions, real learning becomes difficult, fragile, or painfully out of reach. But on Lagonav, a different story is unfolding. Through MCLC’s Institute for Learning, educators discover what’s possible when classrooms become places of dignity, curiosity, and joy.
Teachers learn to lead without instilling fear.
Students learn to think, question, and create.
Communities learn that meaningful education can grow anywhere — even in the hardest times.
Why Teacher Training Matters
A child’s future is shaped by the person at the front of the classroom. When teachers feel confident, supported, and equipped with the right tools, learning changes — for the whole school.
That's why at MCLC lasting transformation begins with training educators in a Haitian Creole–based, nonviolent, participatory approach to classroom management.
But this isn’t just training. It’s a movement toward a brighter, more just future for Haitian children.
Matènwa Trainings
- Observation and Overview of the Matènwa Way
- Creating A Participatory Environment
- Education is a Conversation: Children's Rights
- Integrating Organic Gardening
- Mother Tongue Books Methodology
- Psychology of Learning
- Reflection Circles
- Early Childhood Development
Every school transformed, every teacher trained, every child reading with confidence is a step toward a future where education is not a privilege, but a right.
What the Program Provides
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Intensive Teacher Workshops
Educators dive into child-centered learning, Creole-first literacy, nonviolent discipline, classroom management, and practical strategies that work in rural Haitian schools. -
School-Based Mentoring
MCLC trainers visit classrooms regularly — observing, modeling lessons, coaching teachers, and celebrating progress. -
Leadership Development for School Directors
Directors are equipped to lead with compassion, clarity, and community trust, replacing punitive models with supportive ones. -
Hands-On Learning Across Subjects