Creative has implemented hundreds of projects around the globe since it was founded in 1977. From education and elections to governance and economic growth, Creative’s efforts have made a difference. For example, since the year 2000, Creative has trained more than 389,000 teachers in 21 countries—providing them with new skills and techniques that ultimately benefit their students.
Creative’s Past Projects section has a list of selected projects, a brief description, their implementation dates and funders.
Nearly 16 percent of students in India leave after the fifth grade—the last year of primary school—while in some states it is more than 25 percent, according to data from India’s Education Management Information System....
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USAID’s Education II rehabilitated schools and teacher training centers throughout Iraq, and distributed more than half a million secondary school supply kits to students. Among the project's accomplishments was the creation of 84 model schools. Education II trained 40,197 teachers and administrators through workshops that stressed interactive, student-centered learning and critical thinking skills. It strengthened capacity of the Ministry of Education through training, study tours and development of an advanced education management information system. ...
Creative , through the USAID-funded Revitalization of Iraqi Schools and Stabilization of Education project, helped communities refurbish more than 600 primary and secondary schools damaged or destroyed by war and years of neglect. About 28,500 teachers and 3,250 school administrators were trained in modern instructional methods. Creative procured and distributed 160,000 student desks; for teachers, 60,000 kits, 27,000 desks, 57,000 chairs and 26,000 cabinets were delivered. ...
Education has played a transformative role in the development of Jordan from an agrarian, subsistence economy to a predominantly urban, industrialized nation. In July 2003, the government launched the Education Reform for the Knowledge Economy initiative, which is intended to upgrade the education sector and provide more comprehensive and appropriate services to its graduates....
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Jordan’s bold education reform program seeks to integrate critical thinking, problem solving, workplace skills and e-learning approaches into its schools’ core education curricula, as well as improve the quality of learning environments....
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Creative assisted Ministries of Education, the University of the West Indies and Florida A&M University in developing a six-week institute for primary and secondary school teachers from eight Caribbean islands in order to extend their teaching skills. An initial workshop was delivered in Florida, followed by workshops on each island for all participants to reinforce the initial training. Principals and teachers reported observable and measurable changes in performance and in student outcomes....
