Most days, Pierre Marc Amazan is the one doing the teaching, but this summer, he got to be a student again.
Pierre Marc is a lead teacher at École Presbytérale de Sainte-Antoine-de-Padoue. In June 2026, he joined 20 other lead teachers and 21 school directors from our partner schools for a workshop led by our partner P4H Global, a Haitian-led organization dedicated to transforming Haiti’s educational system through teacher training and professional development.
Having trained more than 18,000 educators across Haiti’s 10 departments, P4H equips educators with research-based, student-centered teaching strategies and provides ongoing coaching and classroom observations to support lasting transformation. The workshop focused on one question: how can we lead schools so children learn more?
Teachers and directors in southern Haiti are asked to carry a lot. Many classrooms are crowded, supplies can be hard to come by, and families face financial hardship at home. The workshop gave these educators a chance to step back, trade ideas, and pick up practical tools for planning, coaching, and working together.
Pierre Marc left with a plan.
“The knowledge and tools acquired during this day will help us better plan our educational activities, prepare better-structured lessons, and define learning objectives adapted to our students’ needs,” he said.
Pierre Marc is already thinking about how his classroom could change. He wants his students to ask more questions, learn by doing, and for every child to feel included. As a lead teacher, he’ll also bring these ideas to the teachers he coaches at his school, spreading these child-first teaching methods further.
For Vilbrun Honel, the day changed how he sees his job. Vilbrun is the director of École Presbytérale Sainte-Antoine in Côte-de-Fer, in Haiti’s Sud-Est department. He came away thinking about everything outside the school walls.
“This day made me reflect even more on an aspect of my role as a school leader that I had not fully considered before,” he shared. “Beyond the classroom, strengthening leadership skills should encourage closer collaboration with parents, community leaders, and other local stakeholders.”
Vilbrun knows a child’s education doesn’t stop when the school day ends. When parents, neighbors, and community leaders are part of the conversation, a school can better understand what each child needs. Now he wants to build those relationships more intentionally.
Forty-two educators attended the training with P4H. Afterward, each of them goes home to colleagues, families, and dozens of students. When a lead teacher coaches a fellow teacher, or a director involves parents in their children’s education, the children are the ones who feel the positive effects.
This workshop was part of our ongoing education work made possible by a $900,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, awarded earlier this year. The grant supports a multi-year education initiative to improve teaching quality, student outcomes, and family well-being across southern Haiti.
We’re grateful to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and to P4H Global for believing in the people who show up for Haiti’s children every day. And we’re grateful to educators like Pierre Marc and Vilbrun, who keep finding new ways to give their students their very best.
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