Impacting the first 1000 days of life—setting the stage for future success
Every mother wants to give her child the best possible care, from 15-year-old Kimberly and her first baby to Maura, who is now around 40 and caring for her first grandchild. But in rural Guatemala, where poverty rates often exceed 70% and average educational...
Top 5 Moments from The National’s Benefit Concert
Hey, remember that time a Grammy Award nominated, internationally recognized, gold record selling, cool beyond measure band stopped everything to perform two back to back concerts benefiting CoEd? Yeah. That happened. Last Friday, CoEd went to Hollywood and the...
Centerville High School Spirit Chain
WE'VE GOT SPIRIT, YES WE DO. WE'VE GOT SPIRIT, HOW 'BOUT.... CENTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?! The answer to that question is a resounding YES. Centerville High School recently held their annual Spirit Chain competition, where they select one charity to raise funds for each...
Understanding through participation {or How Scrabble Changes Everything}
We never thought Scrabble would be such a smashing success at our CORP training sessions. We were wrong. Let's back up for a second and review exactly what we mean by "CORP training". As you may know, our Culture of Reading Program (CORP) involves 60 training hours in...
640 Challenge Run Ride Read
One of our favorite aspects of this blog is that we get to introduce you to some really cool things that our supporters initiate to help CoEd. This is one of those stories. Chris Bailey, a Rotarian from the Cayman Islands, joined us in Guatemala in February for his...