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“Mmeweza!” This is a Swahili word commonly said to me by teachers in the six schools where STS is implementing the Whole Child Model. The phrase means, “you have done it.” Hearing these words brings me great encouragement and confidence that the WCM activities we implement in these schools are impacting the learning of childrenRead more

Mark Hoffman, an STS board member, and his wife, recently traveled to Tanzania and visited our focus school in Engorika. STS sat down with him to hear his thoughts about the school and our future work with the Whole Child Model in Tanzania.Read more

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), literature about factors influencing the relationship between attendance and gender gaps in educational achievement is sparse. Yet, in a recent article in Social Sciences & Humanities Open, STS’s Anne Laesecke and Fernanda Gándara are adding new research to the canon.Read more

Esther Lali is a development expert passionate about community-driven development to co-create solutions to everyday challenges. Lali works as STS’s Whole Child Model Tanzania assistant based in Arusha, Tanzania. In this role, she supports the coordination of STS’s activities on the ground. This month, she reflects on her time working with the Whole Child Model.Read more

Last month, Mark Lynd traveled to CreaTV San Jose to record a PSA for the Whole Child Model. Those in the area will see him in their living rooms soon, but all of us can enjoy him online now. Watch below to learn the latest on STS’s integrated approach to education.Read more

Next week, members of STS’s staff will join experts and colleagues online and in-person for 2022’s annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES). This year’s conference will focus on “Illuminating the Power of Idealism” and is being hosted in a hybrid format from April 18–22, 2022 with in-person sessions held in Minneapolis,Read more

Last spring, USAID’s 2021 CLA Case Competition reviewed 80 qualifying case studies that explore ways USAID staff and partners use CLA approaches to achieve better development outcomes. This fall, they announced the winners and finalists.Read more

Our field knows that girls across the globe have greater difficulty than boys in accessing quality education. Today’s International Day of the Girl—commemorated with the theme Digital Generation. Our Generation.—highlights the technological gender gap. Girls have more difficulty accessing the internet, using and owning fewer devices, and are less likely to pursue careers in tech.1Read more