Beyond Borders Florida

To establish a new school model that successfully prepares and inspires future changemakers. This new school-based community development approach places emphasis on working with families. Parents are required to give four service hours a week to have their children attend. During 2024-25 school year, 122,239 service hours were provided by parents at the childrens academy. Service hours are a reflection of parent engagement at the school and accomplish a variety of important tasks like maintaining permaculture gardens, assisting teachers in class, tending to school grounds, serving as community health agents, and more. Entrepreneurship and social business are also critical components of the educational model that haiti partners is developing at the childrens academy. With the goal of strengthening families and protecting the vulnerable, these groups do collective gardening and receive ongoing training in child protection and gender equality. These trainings help provide parents with the