The Fathers Who Are Building the Future of Education
This Father’s Day, we’re celebrating the men in our communities who have decided that education, for their children, for their neighbors, and even for themselves, is worth showing up for. From a 55-year-old who earned his ninth-grade diploma to fathers who can’t yet read but refuse to let that stop them from being their children’s greatest champions, these are the leaders who will carry the work forward long after School the World’s intensive five-year partnership ends.
5 Creative Ways to Hit the Fundraising Goal Before a School the World Trip
Still working toward a trip fundraising goal? The final stretch can feel challenging, but with a little creativity and community support, it’s possible to close the gap. Explore five proven fundraising ideas that can help students reach their goal and get ready for an unforgettable School the World experience.
World Changer Diary: Expanding Educational Opportunity in Tululché
A first-time volunteer steps into a rural Guatemalan community and quickly discovers the power of connection, resilience, and shared purpose. Working side by side with families, this experience reveals how education is built not just through classrooms, but through community. It’s a story of partnership, perspective, and what becomes possible when opportunity expands.
Behind the Mission: Meet Our 2026 Summer Interns
Each summer, School the World welcomes interns who bring fresh ideas, valuable skills, and a shared commitment to expanding educational opportunity. This year’s interns are supporting work across storytelling, data analysis, operations, finance, and donor engagement while gaining hands-on experience in the nonprofit sector.
A Parent’s Perspective on School the World’s Service Learning Program
What makes a service-learning experience truly meaningful? One parent shares how School the World’s approach helped her daughters engage with education, community, and global learning in a deeper way.
Congratulations to the Class of 2026
The memories student travelers carry home from a School the World trip aren’t always the ones you’d expect. Meet two students from the Class of 2026 whose lives were quietly, and permanently, changed by a week away from everything ordinary.
Second Chance: What Five Years of Data Tells Us
Since 2021, School the World has enrolled 1,693 students in Second Chance, a flexible alternative education program that leads to government-recognized credentials in Guatemala and Honduras. Five years of data tell us a lot about who enrolls, who completes, and where the gaps are. Here’s what we found.
What Happens When Rural Guatemala Takes the Global Stage in Rwanda
When our Early Childhood Program Director traveled to a global forum in Rwanda, she went to learn. She came back with something else: confirmation that the work happening in rural Guatemala belongs in global conversations about early childhood.
A Father’s Commitment: Wilfredo’s Story of Sacrifice, Education, and Hope
Wilfredo never had the chance to go to school—but he never stopped believing in the power of education. From supporting his brother’s studies to helping build classrooms in his community, he is creating new opportunities for his children. This Father’s Day, we honor a father turning sacrifice into possibility.
From Corporate Service to Student Service: The Bragg Family’s School the World Journey
After participating in a School the World corporate service trip, Brittni Bragg encouraged her son Owen to step outside his comfort zone and experience service learning for himself. His trip to Panama became more than a week of building and connection. It became a new lens on community, gratitude, and the power of paying it forward.