Our history
Three Schools in Rockford Illinois were about to be closed for poor performance.
We began coaching students at Jackson School in 2005 - 2006.
2 years later the school was not on the AYP risk list, its academic level had risen significantly and we knew that we were transforming the school, one student, one teacher, and one family at a time.
We were transforming the behavior of students, parents, and teachers, yet the physical condition of the school needed work.
In one week, with a group of volunteers and 720 hours of labor, we achieved AN EXTREME SCHOOL MAKEOVER in two classrooms and the corridor, giving students and teachers a beautiful place to teach and learn
We completed the first coaching cycle where the students who started in 2nd grade were now in 5th grade and became the mentors for the new 2nd grade students starting the program.
The program was implemented in other schools in Chicago, San Antonio, Miami, 14 villages in Nicaragua and in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Then we started coaching young people and children at the Albergue infantil Bogota in Colombia and started the development of a primary school in Kenya
