Educators, join us on the foothills of the Himalayas, or on Belize’s reefs, rivers, and jungles! Explore local environments while partnered with local teachers for experiential, inquiry-based teacher training. Collaborate in designing and testing a motivating curriculum by connecting cognitive science and culturally relevant pedagogy.
Our Mission
PaxWorks' mission is to empower educators, women and children in impoverished areas. Our international teaching initiatives support community building and multicultural collaborations, focusing on the environment.
Our Vision
By creating international collaborative teacher training courses that focus on environmental climate change, PaxWorks empowers teachers in the U.S., Belize, and Nepal. These courses are developed using current best educational practices by connecting environmental studies, cognitive science, and culturally relevant pedagogy, resulting in experiential, motivating, and inquiry-based curricula. Tested and modified in local schools, the courses are then implemented in teachers’ home classrooms. Donated computer and web-communication equipment promotes long-term collaboration and friendships across continents.
We believe that intimate educator partnerships build understanding and tolerance, which contribute to enhanced awareness of the fragility of and challenges facing our shared global environment.
Current Events
Teacher Training in Belize
PaxWorks is delighted to announce the completion of our second Collaborative Teacher Training in Belize. Carol Babb, the competent and cordial Director of the Belize Anglican School System, Ursula Daniels, Executive Director and Founder of PaxWorks, and Jenny Bardwell, Community Curriculum Coordinator for West Virginia University’s HSTA program, decided to collaborate. All wanted to bring high quality science education to their constituent teachers, and create a pedagogical dialogue that would enhance enjoyment in the learning process. More... Please see the letter of appreciation to Ursula Daniels by Karen Bailey, a teacher in Belize.
Current Projects
Bangladesh
Rimi Hasain lives in the middle of Dhakka with her family. She grew up several hours away in Dardaria, a village surrounded then, as now, by rice fields and huge tropical plants. She not only has kept in touch with her home village, but she is still part of it. The villagers hitchhike to Dhakka to ask advice when difficult decisions must be made, or legal, medical, or financial help is needed. Networking with friends and family in Bangladesh and abroad, usually resources are found. One request was for computer training at the village school. With the first computers from PaxWorks the training has begun. The children will need this skill when they are ready to find work. More...
Nicaragua
Laughter, hugs, and games welcomed us to Yahoska! Still in school uniforms, 28 previously homeless and battered girls age 4 to 14, gather in front of the central concrete building which displays beautifully painted nature scenes. This is the communal spare and the girls eagerly report the day’s events to their friendly caregivers. More...