Thank you from WOZO Youth Choir!
July 14, 2011
Compliments to WOZO Choir Director, Alex Myril, for creating this wonderful video of the choir kids singing and talking about their XO laptops. Special thanks to Waveplace for their vital role in making this project happen, as well as to the many visitors who have encouraged the kids to keep singing!
Here are translations of the first song as well as selections from the interviews that follow:
Lyrics for the first song:
Thank you for sending these laptops;
Thanks for helping us and our communities;
Thank you for helping with our education;
We are full of joy, we say thank you!
Alex’s question: “How do you use your laptop?”
-”Sometime I use it as a calculator, other times I use it to go on the web, sometime I draw pictures. I couldn’t type well before, now I can type very well!”
-”I use it to record music and make videos, to take pictures, and if I learn a new song, I use it to record the song so I can learn it better.”
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MORE XO LAPTOPS AND TRAINING
June 29, 2011
Haiti Partners is thrilled with our partnership with OLPC and Waveplace, and Acadia School that’s making it possible for more Haitian children to receive laptops and training and for more Haitian mentors to build skills in teaching computers and software.
Thanks to these partnerships, more than 700 children either have already received XO Laptops or will receive them soon. In addition to children discovering a new world of learning through this technology, it’s exciting to see a Professional Learning Community develop among Haiti Partners partner schools as well as other organizations that we’ve invited in to be part of this endeavor, including Mercy Corps, l’Athletique d’Haiti, and AMURT to mention a few.
Last week, Tim Falconer with Waveplace, Adam Holt, Country Director of OLPC, and Caroline Hudicourt, Director of Acacia School and Haiti Partners convened with representatives of Save The Children, Maison de Henri Champs, Architecture For Humanity and many other established organizations and schools to discuss ways to keep moving forward in using technology to improve education in Haiti.
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WOZO Youth Choir Kids Receive XO Student Laptops!
February 12, 2011
Here children from the Wozo Youth Choir receive XO student laptops. These rugged laptops are designed for use in contexts like Haiti and encourage students to teach themselves through innovative on-board software called eToys which makes learning fun! Toward this end, the kids will keep these laptops, allowing them to experiment with them at home and share what they learn with their friends.
Haiti Partners is privileged to be in partnership with Waveplace (to see Tim Falconer’s blog, click here) and OLPC in helping education in Haiti to leapfrog forward using XO laptops. We’re working hard to equip Haitian children with skills they need to improve their lives and their country.
For more pictures of the XO student laptop project, click here.
For a video of an XO training with Partner School teachers, click here.
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Waveplace Training with Cite Soleil Community School Teachers
February 5, 2011
Below are a couple videos from a training held for Cite Soleil Community School teachers and four other schools last week. As part of the training, each school receives 25 laptops and weeks of mentorship and training. Waveplace creates training materials that teach digital media skills and inspire teachers to teach in more student-centered and creative ways.
To see more pictures of this exciting project, click here.
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Thank You Educa Vision!
December 22, 2010
We want to thank Educa Vision – a publishing company that specializes in Haitian Creole books – for generously donating many titles for use in our partner schools as well as making books available electronically free of charge on hundreds of XO laptops. Educa Vision has and is making major contributions for the benefit of Haiti, Haitians and international understanding. We are honored and privileged to be in partnership with them.
We look forward to continuing our partnership with them in the areas of teacher training and early childhood curriculum. To view Educa Vision’s website, click here: http://www.educavision.com/
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Video of XO Laptop Pilot
December 12, 2010
Haiti Partners is privileged to be in partnership with Waveplace and OLPC in helping education in Haiti to leapfrog forward using XO laptops. We’re working hard to equip Haitian children with skills they need to improve lives and their country.
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New XO Laptop Pilots
November 11, 2010
Thanks to a donation of more XO laptops from OLPC and to our ongoing partnership with Waveplace, more than 100 children are going to learn skills that help them better use their minds.
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XO Laptop Partner’s Blog
November 5, 2010
I’m (John Engle) here at our home with family and friends–Tim, Bonnie and Adam–riding out the storm. Fortunately, it looks like it’s passed Port au Prince, where Haiti is most vulnerable.
Tim Falconer, Executive Director of our partner Waveplace is keeping a blog during his time in Haiti. Click here. Bonnie Farnell and her son also have a website about their volunteer work. Click here for Bonnie’s website. Click here for OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) site, the organization that Adam works for.
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Update: Tropical Storm Tomas
November 4, 2010
We can’t thank you enough for your prayers and concern for the people of Haiti. Your emails and phone calls are a great encouragement to us.
Below is an update from me (John Engle) from my home after spending the day in Port au Prince in meetings and at customs (to clear another 100 XO laptops for children), not to mention picking up additional food supplies for the dozen people in our home for the next several days.
Again, thank you for your compassion, concern, prayers and support.
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XO Laptop Helps Healing
August 29, 2010
Haiti Partners participated in a pilot with Waveplace and OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) of 200 xo laptops in April and May of this year. Last week I (John Engle) visited with about 20 students from our various partner schools to see how they’re progressing. Respecting one of OLPC’s principles, all students in our partner schools keep the laptops so that they can continue learning.
I was amazed to see progress they’ve made in using them: typing, doing illustrations, taking and manipulating photos, creating electronic books, doing math, etc.
I was also deeply touched by “Lordz” story. (pictured below) Her mother was killed on December 26, 2009. Stabbed by her father. “I moved in with my godmother. Then, the earthquake destroyed our home several weeks later. When I become overwhelmed by sadness I grab my laptop and my tears go away.”
Short video in front of Haiti Partners partner school, Cabois Community School. It was destroyed by earthquake and thanks to Zyman Foundation and generosity of others, construction of new building is almost complete.
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Progress on 2nd Learning Center
July 20, 2010
A quick video showing progress on our 2nd Learning Center that will serve Henri Christophe School. This is being built on land donated by a Haitian colleague. We are grateful for the support of all the people who are making this possible.
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XO Laptop Exchange in Virgin Islands
June 4, 2010
Last weekend my Haitian co-worker Benaja Antoine and I (John Engle) participated in an XO Laptop conference in the Virgin Islands. Not only were there students and mentors working on learning and teaching XO Laptops but the conference also convened people from around the world, including 3 from Afghanistan, who have been involved in “deployments” of XO Laptops.
Benaja and I are grateful for the opportunity to learn what others are doing. We are also grateful to have spent time with OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) and Waveplace staff. Waveplace is the organization we teamed up with for the 200 XO Laptop pilot during April and May. We’re optimistic that we’re going to receive XO Laptops for majority of students in some or all of our partner schools in coming months. Here’s a short video:
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XO Laptop Update: Great Stuff!
May 1, 2010
Haiti Partners is grateful to be in partnership with Waveplace and OLPC in this pilot. We are excited about this pilot leading to ALL students in our 7 partner schools having XO laptops!
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MIT STUDENTS AND OLPC VISIT OUR PILOT
Arpil 29, 2010
Students from MIT under leadership of Dale Joachim and Barry Vercoe, who are with OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) and MIT, visited our XO Laptop pilot yesterday. It was great to have them exchange with our school directors, mentors and students who are involved in the pilot program. Click here for more photos.
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XO LAPTOP PILOT GOING GREAT!
April 24, 2010
What a joy it is to see these children engaging so intently as they discover the potential of their XO laptops. 40 children and 10 mentors from four of our partner schools in Darbonne, the epicenter, are part of a 200 XO laptop pilot project. Click here for more photos.
Special thanks to Beth Santos, Bill Seltzer and Tim Falconer with Waveplace along with good folks at OLPC for making this pilot possible. Photos by Bill Seltzer.
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