For nearly four decades, Louverture Cleary School has provided quality Catholic education to hundreds of students each year who would otherwise be unable to attend secondary school, a critical step toward ending poverty for the students and their families.
LCS’s rigorous academic education and formation steeped in community service create a solid foundation for its reputation of excellence. Through times of calm and crisis alike, LCS has provided stability for students, staff, and its surrounding community, while continuing to graduate high-achieving individuals who will go on to transform communities, workplaces, industries, and their country.
Louverturians study a variety of subjects over their seven years at the school in a curriculum that doesn’t just adhere to the Haitian Ministry of Education’s requirements, it exceeds them. The curriculum includes four languages—Kreyòl, French, English and Spanish—religion, mathematics, sciences, computers, social studies, literature, physical education, citizenship, music, and more, including a business curriculum which features economics, finance, and accounting.
Classes not only challenge bright minds but also help create well-rounded people.
In return, much is expected of Louverturians who know that the top-notch, tuition-free education they receive is not for them personally, but for their country. When such an academically-rigorous program requires students to regularly participate in Work Hour and perform community service for the school and its surrounding community, the message is sent that service to others is an integral part of life.
As Philo (13th grade) student Cardley M. believes, “Excellence at LCS is about attaining the highest levels of personal and professional growth, not just for oneself, but to serve others."
The culmination of the secondary education LCS provides is going on to university, the workforce, and leadership roles in Haiti. The Dulcich Center for Career Advancement operated by THP’s partner foundation in Haiti, Fondation Haitian Project, supports graduates by providing crucial university scholarships, and assisting in job placement and professional networking opportunities for alumni.
Private sector leader Patrick B., head of Fondation Haitian Project, sees the importance of LCS not only around Port-au-Prince, but throughout Haiti: “The broader impact Louverturians have on their families and communities as they embark on successful lives of service in Haiti is significant, which is why THP often says, ‘a Louverture Cleary education can change a life, and through that life, a thousand more.’ Once the LCS Network operates at scale, the entire nation will feel the transformative impact.”
As Philo student Keynia J. sums up, "LCS's excellence serves as our constant motivation—a guiding compass that keeps us on the right track toward realizing our vision of a better society."
