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National History Day (NHD) works to improve the teaching and learning of history by running an annual research-based student contest and providing classroom resources and teacher professional development. The program engages hundreds of thousands of middle- and high-school students each year to conduct original historical research and present their findings as exhibits, documentaries, papers, performances, or websites.

EPIC HOMESCHOOL NETWORK INC. is a faith-based educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our vision is a world where home is the first school and our mission is to enrich, enhance and empower home education in the community for all students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 in a nurturing Christian environment. The specific purpose of this organization shall be to: encourage students to achieve academically through scholarships, programs and workshops. provide field trips, summer camps and other extra-curricular activities to extend experiences beyond the classroom. feature monthly topics to educate teachers and keep them up to date on trends in education. create a center equipped with a resource library, a teacher’s workroom, a science lab, computer lab, garden, as well as an indoor and outdoor play area. empower parents to be on the front lines of their child’s education through programs.

MISSION STATEMENT Our Sansar is a dynamic and responsive International charity providing education, shelter and welfare to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable communities in Nepal. Our programmes focus on sustainability and empowerment of local communities. Our mission is to provide education, shelter and welfare, to the most disadvantaged children for whom little or no help is forthcoming. AIMS The main aims of the organisation are: To make a serious and sustainable impact upon impoverished communities by tackling both the causes and effects of poverty To assist street children and young people from less fortunate families in their personal development To work in partnership with local schools, communities and organisations to facilitate social change To assist with the advancement of education in Nepal, formal and informal for street children. To foster an open and inclusive environment for the sharing and development of skills and ideas OBJECTIVES We achieve our aims by: Training local teachers to benefit a maximum amount of children Establishing a children's home for street children to provide them with shelter, education, care and skills to build a happy future Sending qualified teachers to Nepal to transfer their knowledge and skills to the local teachers Establishing links between UK and Nepalese schools to facilitate cultural exchange and assist the most impoverished schools in Nepal We achieve our objectives through inclusive and innovative overseas projects, targeting communities that receive little or no help from other sources, governmental or otherwise.

Teach For Japan, contributes to establishing a society, where all children, regardless of their region, type of school, or socio-economic circumstances, have access to quality education, so that they can reach their full potential. The mission of Teach For Japan is to recruit, encourage and prepare talented and ambitious young people to become effective and inspiring teachers and leaders to be able to facilitate access to quality education for every child in Japan.

Teach For Kosova exists to solve the problem of educational inequity by enlisting the nation's most promising leaders in this effort. We will recruit outstanding recent university graduates and young professionals - of all academic disciplines and career interests - to commit for an initial two years through the Teach For Kosova Fellowship as teachers in high needs schools, then support and develop them to become lifelong leaders and advocates for educational equity.

To improve the quality of education in Palestine through meaningful partnership with the Ministry of Education, Higher education institutes, private sector, civil society organizations, schools and communities to positively contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, through a holistic and inclusive approach towards improving school learning environments and placing qualified and skilled teachers in schools to promote values of leadership, innovation and positive change.

The mission of Katalyst Engineering is to capture the imagination of elementary school children and build interest in engineering by providing a fully supported, collaborative and innovative hands-on engineering curriculum designed specifically for them. The foundation pursues its mission through the Gotta Get Engineering (GGE) program which combines engineering and 3D printing technology, and Arduino with the knowledge of STEM subjects and provides training and support for teachers and students.

Teach First Denmark is a non-profit association founded in 2013 We work to give children in Denmark the opportunity to get an education, regardless of social background. We do this by engaging even more skilled teachers for the primary schools and students who need them the most. Our two-year program is a career in elementary school and in education. It is a community for people who want to contribute to strengthening the future opportunities for all children in Denmark. We work closely with primary schools, vocational colleges, municipalities and foundations. We are independent of political, economic and religious interests and are financed by foundation funds for non-profit purposes. A society where no children and young people are excluded from the communities Teach First Denmark works for a society where all children and young people have the opportunity to develop their full potential, for the benefit of themselves and the community. We mobilize civil society in the belief that positive change is created by engaging and uniting people who want to be something for someone and who want to contribute to the community. We are present where the need is greatest, and we always have the children's interests at the center of what we do. We emphasize building our activities around a broad collaboration, because we are never the whole solution, and because together we can see more nuances and create greater changes. More skilled teachers at primary schools with a large proportion of vulnerable pupils A program that attracts the brightest and most motivated university candidates with the talent to motivate and learn from them in primary school. A thorough selection of candidates who have the potential to become skilled teachers and who, in the long term, can also create solutions in a career outside primary school. More professionally skilled and well-connected teachers, not least in vulnerable residential areas. A strong community and network of graduates who support and inspire each other. A steep learning curve through a close link between theory and practice and feedback from a teaching mentor.

The Literacy Assistance Center (LAC) is a non-profit professional development and technical assistance organization dedicated to improving the quality of adult literacy services. Since 1983, the LAC has been working to strengthen and expand the Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency (HSE), and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teachers and programs that serve New York’s most educationally disadvantaged and economically marginalized adults.

The Sapling Foundation is an organization that owns the TED global conference. It was founded by Chris Anderson in 1996. The organization describes its purpose as follows.  The goal of the foundation is to foster the spread of great ideas. It aims to provide a platform for the world's smartest thinkers, greatest visionaries and most-inspiring teachers, so that millions of people can gain a better understanding of the biggest issues faced by the world, and a desire to help create a better future.

We believe that education is the most powerful tool to build peace and to break the cycle of war. We also believe that every child, regardless of circumstance, should have access to a quality education.Justice Rising builds peace in war-affected communities by providing quality education to children at risk. We build schools, train teacher leaders, and develop community programs towards the goal of promoting peace and mitigating future conflict.

Founded in 1993 to bridge the gap between policy and practice, The Center for Education Reform is the pioneer and leading voice for substantive change that transforms learning opportunities and outcomes for America’s children. The mission of the Center is to accelerate the growth of the education reform movement in ways that make available to families new and meaningful choices, give parents fundamental power over their children’s education, and allow teachers and schools to innovate in ways that transform student learning.