Haese Academy
Helping Achieve Excellence in Sport and Education
OUR MISSION
To break the cycle of extreme poverty in the town of Las Terrenas in the Dominican Republic by fostering children’s love of and interest in learning while keeping them enrolled in a program that puts them on a path towards bilingualism, athleticism, and the dream of higher education.. OUR STORY
The Hae
se Academy, formerly operating out of the Haese family home and public facilities, purchased a new forever home in August 2020 that has become a multi-purpose campus, benefiting our students & the greater Las Terrenas community. The house and grounds serve as a primary school, baseball academy, and community center, providing free education, athletic training, employment, and job training opportunities. The campus includes a computer lab, dining hall, fitness center, library, and numerous open-air outdoor classrooms. Our bilingual primary school opened its doors in September 2020 and is dedicated to educating the children of the Las Terrenas community, primarily the local families unable to afford the quality private education currently offered to expatriates. With a comprehensive curriculum designed to meet international standards, our students love of learning is fostered through the exploration of the arts. Students are taught in both English and Spanish daily, using a United States Common-Core / Dominican Educational Standards play-based learning approach. Having worked both in the local international school and internationally, our teachers are some of the best in town and have the experience necessary to reach all learners and push them to compete academically on a world stage. Through the arts and true play-based learning, our students learn to think freely and critically while understanding the significance and importance of their surroundings. OUR VISION
We will fill the achievement gap in education and help break the crippling cycle of 80 percent of Dominican youth dropping out of school before reaching the 9th grade by providing the best K-12 private education in the Dominican Republic free of charge to those who need it most. We will couple that education with world-class athletic training so that our students can achieve their dream of higher education by receiving a scholarship to study in the United States
