Pencils of Promise by Marienid Gonzalez https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24 Nonprofit international agency founded in 2008 by Adam Braun en-us 2018-12-09 01:55:14 UTC 2023-06-16 08:35:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Pencil of Promise - How they became mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312575126 Who they are? How did it all started? How do I know them?

For a brief answer to these questions, I invite you to listen here!]]> 2018-12-09 01:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312575126 Who they are and long-term vision mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312575302 "We're a global community that believes everyone deserves access to quality education. We're shaping the landscape of education guided by our 100% promise."

Their vision is that their model focused in literacy will be available for governments to adapt and implement beyond PoP schools. 

Their model is to work directly with government and communities to build schools and offer teacher support in order to create sustainable educational gains so that they can incorporate the programs systemically in the nation.

]]> 2018-12-09 02:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312575302 Why education? Because of 250 million children mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312575538 Their web page states their work is based on the 250 million children that can't read because they lack basic reading, writing, and math skills. This represents  a 75% of children in deprived regions of poor countries. 

Education is the key to break the poverty cycle, improves health, and breaks down gender gap.

]]> 2018-12-09 02:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312575538 The PoP Approach mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312575678 The following are the pillars PoP uses to make their vision a reality. 
  • Teacher support
  • WASH - Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
  • School Builds
  • Community engagement
  • Government Collaboration
]]> 2018-12-09 02:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312575678 Results - Student academic performance mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312575801 PoP has a team of experts constantly measuring their success. They measure Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in reading for accountability as they continue growing. KPI shows that students in PoP schools outperform their peers in reading passages (grades 3 and 4) and reading comprehension (grades 5 and 6) around a 10% in pre and post tests. ]]> 2018-12-09 02:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312575801 Accomplishments Overview - 497 schools! mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576007 The following data provided by PoP shows tat they have built 497 up to this date in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Laos, and Ghana. More than 97,000 students have been impacted by their programs in these four countries. 119 schools have WASH meaning that over 16,000 students have benefited. Lastly, 145 schools have received teacher support resulting in almost 18,000 students benefiting from this approach (RECORD VOICE)]]> 2018-12-09 02:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576007 Teacher Support mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576202 Support to teachers provided by PoP includes:
  • Digital learning resources such as e-readers
  • Workshops
  • Coaching
  • Evaluate and iterate - Measurement of outcomes to make decisions
  • Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
  • SEED (Skills Enabling Emotional Development)
]]> 2018-12-09 02:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576202 WASH mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576204 Main goal of WASH is to provide water filters, clean water, private bathrooms, and foster the growth of good hygiene. This pillar of PoP is based on providing the safe and clean infrastructure and knowledge of hygiene to keep healthy students in school. Some of the WASH initiatives are:
  • WASH workshops 
  • WASH clubs
  • Maintenance training of the provided infrastructure
  • Support through observations to evaluate the infrastructure, activities, and the improvement of student behaviors. 
]]> 2018-12-09 02:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576204 School Builds mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576210 PoP states that quality environment is critical to increase the student and engagement.
  1. Scout communities
  2. Establish partnerships  with the communities
  3. Build the schools with the community 20% support
  4. Provide ongoing support in which a relationship with the community is maintained to ensure the project sustainability.

]]> 2018-12-09 02:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576210 Community Engagement mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576215 PoP consideres themselves a truly global organization because they work with them from the onset of the projects.

This collaborative approach is their key for the long-term success of their programs and schools. 

Communities are engaged from the beginning through partnerships and they commit to contribute to the school building process. In addition, they lead meetings once per year to encourage parent engagement in children's education]]> 2018-12-09 02:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576215 Government Collaboration mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576229 PoP collaborates with local governments to identify the communities with the greatest and deepest educational needs. This ensures that the program is sustainable and that the work strengthens over time. ]]> 2018-12-09 02:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576229 Funding mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576233 PoP acquires funding from multiple sources:
  • PoP encourages people to create campainges to raise money
  • Promote people to create their fundraising and donate
  • PoP Leadership council for young professionals to support PoPs mission through networking and fundraising
  •  PoP Clubs in schools to promote the vision among children and youth
  • Passport - A monthly giving opportunity where member receive progress updates stories, souvenirs from PoP, photos and videos from children and communities  
]]> 2018-12-09 02:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312576233 mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312578520 Water filters]]> 2018-12-09 03:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312578520 mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312578546 Toothbrusing station part of WASH initiatives]]> 2018-12-09 03:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312578546 mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312578588 Handwashing station]]> 2018-12-09 03:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312578588 mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312582002 Digital resources]]> 2018-12-09 03:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312582002 mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312582031 School building picture from PoP website]]> 2018-12-09 03:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312582031 mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312582072 PoP Teacher]]> 2018-12-09 03:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312582072 mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312582112 Water filter]]> 2018-12-09 03:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312582112 References mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312582322 Pencils of Promise. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://pencilsofpromise.org/
*All the photos and data is from their website. 

Visit the website to find more about this great organization!]]> 2018-12-09 03:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312582322 mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312582470 2018-12-09 04:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312582470 mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312583353 2018-12-09 04:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312583353 Schools, Students & Communities mgm_0593 https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312583439 2018-12-09 04:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mgm_0593/y96f97zenu24/wish/312583439