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Our Schools
From the days of Taliban rule; when we established 17 secret schools for 425 girls; to today, where we provide quality education for over 23,000 students per year, HTAC has made a strong, consistent commitment in establishing and supporting a variety of primary, middle and high schools in selected regions of Afghanistan. We demonstrate this commitment in three distinct ways.
Establishing Model SchoolsSince the opening of our first model school in 2003, HTAC has put a premium on establishing centers of learning that make it possible for Afghan children to succeed. One of the best ways to do this is establishing model schools.
Our model schools are well-built, clean, and fully-operational facilities that provide a challenging, invigorating educational curriculum, a team of highly-qualified and dedicated teachers, and a safe learning environment for girls and boys to flourish.
While Afghanistan remains a somewhat unstable and dangerous country, HTAC makes every effort to establish model schools in communities and districts that are relatively peaceful and where there is strong local support for quality education for their children.
Delivering Innovative Learning Programs
HTAC believes that the next generation of Afghans must be equipped with the right knowledge, tools, and skills necessary for them to become productive citizens and help turn their country around. ThatĄŻs why we focus on developing and delivering innovative learning programs to help address unmet or emerging educational needs.
HTAC was the first organization to introduce computer education, peace and environmental education into Afghan public schools and we are continually looking for new opportunities to integrate new and effective learning programs into the overall educational curriculum.
Investing in Local Communities
Critical to our success is making local communities an integral part of these schools and the educational welfare of their children. ThatĄŻs why HTAC invests in the development of local Committees comprised of community leaders, elders, parents of school children, and local teachers who learn to work closely with school officials in addressing the school and educational needs of local children.
Istalif Model School ¨C Parwan Province
Nestled in a peaceful rural setting 30 miles north of Kabul, the capital, this area was once the central battleground between Taliban and Northern Alliance forces between 1996 and the Fall of 2001. The community is home to many former refugees and there is a significant demand for quality schools and good teachers.
Originally a boys-only school with an enrollment of approximately 800 students, HTAC will be working closely with school officials and parents to begin enrolling girls with the goal of increasing capacity to 1,500 over a 3-year period.
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Roshan High School ¨C Laghman Province
Located in Eastern Afghanistan, near the city of Jalalabad, Roshan High School became the site of HTACĄŻs first landmine educational program. In collaboration with our partners, The Marshall Legacy Institute, this program educates Afghan children about the dangers of land mines, provides prosthetics and rehabilitate care to landmine survivors.
Roshan also became one of our first schools equipped with internet capability and the school conducts regular Skype-cast cultural exchanges with selected schools in the United States.
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Sponsored Schools
Four New Sponsored Schools in the Province of Samangan
After nine months of hard work, Help the Afghan Children completed the construction and furnishing of four schools in the Province of Samangan. They are the most impressive schools in all of Samangan Province. All four schools were officially inaugurated in March 2005. We support these schools, where currently over 8,000 Afghan students, to include 4250 Afghanistan girls and 295 Afghanistan teachers are enrolled, by providing extensive teacher training, performance assessments, Peace and Environmental, and Computer Literacy Program to Afghanistan students, teachers, and administrative staff.
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Abdullah Bin Omar Primary School, District of Paghman, Kabul
Through dedication, commitment, and a vision to rebuild the first primary school in the District of Paghman.. This school with 26 classrooms accommodates around 1300 students to include 625 girls and 69 teachers. We provide training and stipends to teachers and implement our pilot programs.
Kohak Primary School, Province of Kandahar
HTAC made structural improvements to the original building that provides much brighter educational environment for students. Currently, 560 students are being taught by 12 teachers. HTAC has established a Community Committee that is helping us work hard toward improving conditions at Kohak Primary School, increasing the student population, recruit and train skilled educators, and ensure the sustainability of this very worthy project.
Jamal Agha Girls’ School, Province of Kapisa
The school, officially inaugurated in March 2004, contains 24 classrooms, a deep well, a water reservoir, a basketball court, and a volleyball court. Currently, 54 teachers (31 female) educate 1,350 girls in two shifts.
Karte-Parwan Middle School, Capital City of Kabul
We have renovated and furnished this 28 classroom school, located in the heart of the city. HTAC supports the school by providing extensive teacher training, performance assessments, and computer literacy education to students, teachers, and administrative staff. Currently, the sponsored school in Afghanistan has over 2900 students and 98 teachers.
Badakhshi Girls School, Province of Kapisa
We built this school with 20 classrooms in the under served district of Nejrab where currently over 1200 students and 65 teachers are enrolled. The current school is a far cry from the cramped mud house formerly being used by the Afghanistan girls as a school. HTAC implements its pilot programs of computer literacy, peace and environmental education as well as teacher training.
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