TO HELP HAITIANS CHANGE HAITI THROUGH EDUCATION. ESTABLISH A NEW SCHOOL MODEL THAT SUCCESSFULLY PREPARES AND INSPIRES FUTURE CHANGEMAKERS. THIS NEW SCHOOL-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPROACH PLACES EMPHASIS ON WORKING WITH FAMILIES. PARENTS ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE FOUR SERVICE HOURS A WEEK TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN ATTEND. DURING 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR, 94,536 SERVICE HOURS WERE PROVIDED BY PARENTS AT THE CHILDRENS ACADEMY. SERVICE HOURS ARE A REFLECTION OF PARENT ENGAGEMENT AT THE SCHOOL AND ACCOMPLISH A VARIETY OF IMPORTANT TASKS LIKE MAINTAINING PERMACULTURE GARDENS, ASSISTING TEACHERS IN CLASS, WORKING IN THE HAND PAPERMAKING/GREETING CARD SOCIAL BUSINESS, TENDING TO SCHOOL GROUNDS, SERVING AS COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENTS, AND MORE. ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL BUSINESS ARE ALSO CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF THE EDUCATIONAL MODEL THAT HAITI PARTNERS IS DEVELOPING AT THE CHILDRENS ACADEMY. HAITI PARTNERS TAKES A TWO-PRONG APPROACH TO THIS: 1 THERE IS A SOCIAL BUSINESS OF PRODUCING HANDMADE PAPER AND GRE