Children and teachers engage in hands-on education, critical thinking, and mutual respect.
Teacher training for schools seeking to find a more effective way to teach.
Empowering children to become literate by reading and writing in their native language.
Your support covers housing, meals, transportation, books, and basic supplies for Matènwa students at university
Students cultivate organic produce, practice environmental stewardship.
Inspiring meaningful exchanges that strengthen community ties and inspire collaborative learning.
Nurturing creative expression by supporting women artisans.
Help students and families care for elders and build lasting food security.
This afternoon, in our weekly teacher-training meeting, I showed some of the primary teachers how to play some of the games we have on our game shelf. A few of the games have instructions only in English, so many of the teachers didn't know yet how to play them. We...
Dear friends of Matènwa, Happy 2016! May this new year bring you success, health, and prosperity. Because of your support, we had a great 2015. Our students and teachers had all the didactic materials they needed to work. Students had a nutritious breakfast every...
This week in Matènwa, we have some news from the school library. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been working on many improvements, both small and large. A translation of the Dewey Decimal System into Kreyòl, for easy access. We are making great progress on...
Dear friends of Matènwa, On behalf of the entire MCLC community, we would like to wish you a happy holiday season and thank you once more for the great activities, that you make possible in Matènwa. This past spring, with support from The M.A.D. Girls, MCLC was able...
Soon after I arrived in Matènwa in July, I had an interesting conversation with a teacher who was very surprised by how fast I could type. He asked if I could teach him how to type quickly like that. I soon learned that no one on the school staff had ever had the...
Dear friends of Matènwa, We are pleased to present you with the latest update on our program activities. As we work to spread MCLC’s educational model to our partner schools, we want to keep sight of and improve within our school all the core elements that have...
Egzamen/Tests This week, students at LKM, like their peers at schools all over Haiti, are taking tests. This is the “premyè kontwòl,” or first of four exam periods of the school year, as mandated by the Haitian Ministry of Education. However, the exams take place a...
Dear friends of Matènwa, At MCLC, we strive to provide a well-rounded education to all students in a collaborative environment. In this spirit, the music teachers, Mr. Pierre Richard and Mr. Dieuseul Jean, asked the preschoolers to choose the instruments they would...
Dear Friends of Matènwa, On May 18th, MCLC celebrated Haitian Flag Day with a great parade and many fun activities. To start the day, students proudly donned their red and blue hats and sang the national anthem at a flag-raising ceremony. They, along with their...
Dear friends of Matènwa, We hope that you are enjoying springtime and even doing some gardening yourselves, just as MCLC has been doing all year-round. The rains have finally begun after over 4 long months of drought. If you garden or know someone who does, the...
Dear friend of Matènwa, Our latest update is here! Please read and share the great news coming from Matènwa with friends and family. More and more trainings are happening, and more people are coming to see what’s all the buzz around our model is about. Disaster...