IIT Haiti Continues To Expand With Baking Classes
IIT Haiti continues to expand its educational opportunities. A baking course is now offered for students at IIT Haiti. Students will learn the art of baking and decorating cakes. This is a skill they can use to help support their families. IIT Haiti serves the local community and families by providing necessary skills for...
US Team Returns to IIT Haiti
A mission team from the United States returned this summer to IIT Haiti to teach computer skills and English to the students. Two classes were led during the week with children and young adults from the local community. The teams represented adults and high school students from Palatine, IL and Orange, CA. Many members of this team taught at IIT Haiti last...
New School Partnership Started
IIT Haiti is proud to announce another new school partnership has begun. When the leadership team from IIT Haiti recently visited New Generation School in February 2018, they noticed a large school with great teachers and students with no access to computer training. The administration discussed the possibility of partnering with IIT Haiti and now the first classes have begun at IIT Haiti! Students from New Generation School are...
Computer Support at IIT Haiti
During a recent visit to Haiti for help with the Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts, members of a US-based team helped with computer support by updating the computers at IIT Haiti. All computers were checked out, including newly donated laptops from Wheels, Inc. It is because of the support of companies like Wheels, Inc., IIT Haiti can provide the necessary computer education to children and adult students in Simon, Haiti! Thanks to...
A New School Partnership
IIT Haiti is proud to announce another new partnership with a local school near Simon, in the town of Bambou. Principal Philistin Chrisnel gave the IIT Haiti team a tour of his school in Bambou of over 100 students. Like most elementary schools in Haiti, the classrooms are small and most have only wooden benches and older chalkboards with no electricity. The older students will begin to take computer classes at IIT Haiti in Simon. For...
The Joy of Learning
How is IIT Haiti making a difference in the lives of these students? Weekly, these children walk from their school to IIT Haiti to learn about how to use a computer. Most students in Haiti have never used a computer before coming to IIT Haiti. These students already have a desire to learn. They enjoy learning about technology. IIT Haiti continues to provide valuable education that will make a difference in the their lives and the...