Provide A Tablet For A Classroom In Haiti

InterActive Education for Haiti is a collaboration started by Fr. Medard Laz of Hearts for Humanity and Fequiere Vilsaint of EducaVision because of a shared vision that education is a lifelong process that empowers people to ultimately break the cycle of poverty. The important step in the implementation of this vision lies in opening up the minds of the students and the teachers in Haiti to a new way of learning, Inquiry-based learning. Once this is done they will develop inquiring skills and nurturing habits of the mind that will enable them to continue their quest for knowledge for the rest of their lives.

Until recently achieving such a goal was most difficult. The only means at the disposal of the teachers and the students were the blackboard, a piece of chalk, and some outdated textbooks. The advent of the computer, the internet, and mobile-learning devices has opened the way to achieving this goal. About 25% of the schools in Haiti have computers and about 5% are internet-connected. But as a new educational system is put into place and funds from the world community are reaching Haiti after the earthquake, technology will more and more be found in every classroom. The challenge is to prepare the teachers and the students today for a whole new way of learning that is arriving in classrooms throughout Haiti.

InterActive Education for Haiti will provide a rich array of ready-made lessons in a range of topics that will unlock the potential of the student’s abilities in education and training. All of these lessons are founded on Inquiry-based learning and Critical-based thinking that is more and more becoming the standard for education throughout the world.

Tablets are ideal for bringing Inquiry-based learning to the classrooms in Haiti. Tablets can be downloaded with the entire curriculum, countless books, and other materials for a year. Even in schools with little or no electricity, they can be re-charged several times a week and used. If only one tablet is available per classroom, a projector can be connected and the lessons and materials can be shown on a screen or a wall.