Teach Haiti students are showing the world what quality education in Haiti can achieve.
In a major inter-school debate competition, the Teach Haiti senior team defeated one of Haiti’s leading Catholic schools with a final score of 199–176. 12th grader Miloratchy was awarded Best Debater for her exceptional performance — a title she has now earned more than once.
This victory advances Teach Haiti to the semifinals, where students will face Collège Méthodiste.
For students in Haiti, opportunities like competitive debate are rare. Under-resourced schools, overcrowded classrooms, and financial hardship mean most Haitian students never develop leadership, communication, or critical thinking skills outside the classroom. Teach Haiti is changing that.
The Complete Education Model in Action
This win is a vivid example of the Teach Haiti Complete Education Model at work.
Students spent weeks preparing to argue both sides of a complex national question: “Is civil disobedience justified in response to an unjust law?”
That preparation demands deep research, critical thinking, public speaking under pressure, teamwork, and the confidence to defend ideas clearly and respectfully. These are the skills that shape future leaders — and they don’t develop on their own.
At Teach Haiti, our mission extends beyond passing exams. We provide holistic Christian education in Haiti that develops the whole child: academically, spiritually, emotionally, and vocationally.
Debate gives students a platform to find their voice — and the wisdom to use it well.
Why Leadership Programs Matter for Haitian Students
Most schools in Haiti lack access to extracurricular programs that build leadership and public speaking skills. For many Haitian students, education is focused on basic survival — not transformation.
That is exactly why moments like this matter.
When students are given room to compete, lead, and think critically, they begin to imagine new futures — for themselves and for Haiti. Teach Haiti’s victory over Mères de Bourbon reflects far more than a score. It reflects resilience, preparation, and the return on investing in Haiti’s next generation.
Best Debater: Recognizing Miloratchy’s Excellence
We are especially proud of senior Miloratchy, who earned the Best Debater title once again.
Her achievement reflects the discipline, preparation, and leadership that Teach Haiti works to cultivate through quality education. Watching a student grow into a confident young leader is one of the clearest signs that transformation is happening — inside the classroom and beyond it.
As you can see in the photos, our staff could not be prouder. Their dedication and determination continue to inspire our entire school community.
The reGeneration of Haiti
At Teach Haiti, we talk often about the reGeneration — a rising generation of young leaders equipped to restore and rebuild Haiti through education, character, faith, and service.
This debate victory is another proof point that the reGeneration is real.
To someone in the U.S., a school debate competition may seem routine. In Haiti, access to this kind of experience is genuinely rare. These students are learning to think deeply, speak clearly, lead courageously, and create change in their communities.
The future of Haiti is being shaped in classrooms like these. And this is only the beginning.
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