New Cuyo: Where Play Began
In New Cuyo, where the nearest playground is hours away, children are experiencing structured play for the first time. Built alongside the community, these new spaces are already part of daily life—filled with movement, curiosity, and connection.
Stories of Strength: Women Leading Change Across School the World Communities
This Women’s History Month, our team shared stories of women who inspire them—from mothers and students to community leaders and colleagues. These stories reflect resilience, courage, and the quiet ways women shape what’s possible for others. Together, they remind us why lifting up women’s voices matters.
World Changer Diary: A Week that Changed How I Think About Opportunity
Angelica Saggers, a corporate service trip participant reflects on a week in rural Guatemala, where building classrooms alongside families revealed the deeper realities of access and opportunity. Through moments with parents, children, and the local community, she saw firsthand that the barrier isn’t talent—it’s access. The experience reshaped how she thinks about education, equity, and the role we each play in expanding opportunity.
An Unexpected Educator — and a Lifelong Advocate for Guatemalan Students
Cynthia Del Águila never planned to devote her life to education. What began as a practical decision to become a teacher at 18 eventually led her to become Guatemala’s Minister of Education and a national leader in education reform. Today, she continues that work as a board member of School the World, helping expand access to quality education through partnership and shared investment.
World Changer Diary: A Blessing in Guatemala
Katherine Gweth’s name means “blessing” in Luo, but she didn’t fully understand what that meant until a service trip to Guatemala opened her eyes. From building playgrounds to connecting with kids across a language barrier, here’s how one week changed her perspective on gratitude, humility, and what really matters.
What a Week in Guatemala Really Looks Like
Schedules and brochures can describe a service learning trip. Students capture something different. Here’s a week in Guatemala, told through the reflections of those who were there.
“I Want to Fly and Be Someone in Life”: How Education Moves Women from Personal Empowerment to Community Change
A new two-year study conducted with Universidad del Valle de Guatemala followed 27 women and girls across School the World’s programs, and what they found is both rigorous and deeply human: education doesn’t just change individual lives, it sets off ripple effects that reach across generations.
One Student’s Guide to Partnering with Local Businesses for Global Impact
When Layla Diamond inherited her high school’s School the World club from her older sister, she didn’t wait to make an impact. Armed with a strategic approach to restaurant fundraising and a network of teammates and friends, this Miami junior is proving that local partnerships can create global change.
Dedicating Our Inaugural School in the Philippines
Sixteen years in Central America taught us how to build schools—but the Philippines is teaching us something new. Same mission, new culture, new partners, and everything still to learn.
What It Takes to Build 200 Schools: Lessons from the Ground
A lot of hardwork over the past 16 years has allowed School the World to achieve the milestone of completing its 200th school. Civil engineer Aaron Molino reveals what it really takes to transform education infrastructure in Panama’s indigenous comarca, including navigating teacher strikes, convincing skeptical communities, and taking multiple buses around roadblocks to reach remote villages.