Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) is a community-based program providing children with free, home-delivered books from birth to their 5th birthday. The Imagination Library was founded and created by beloved American songwriter, musician, actress, author and business-woman, Dolly Parton, in her hometown of Sevierville, Tennessee in 1996. The home library encourages reading at home between … Continue reading 15,000th book mailed to young child on Yap
High Marks as Habele Scholars Report on Academic Progress
The US nonprofit Habele, founded by former Peace Corps Volunteers, awards elementary and high school scholarships to students across the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The students provide Habele with copies of their report cards throughout the year and other indicators of their academic progress. There are 152 Habele scholars for the 2024-25 school year, … Continue reading High Marks as Habele Scholars Report on Academic Progress
125 Micronesian Students Awarded Habele Tuition Scholarships
A US nonprofit, established by former Peace Corps Volunteers, is awarding tuition scholarships to 125 students across the Federated States of Micronesia. Funded entirely by the annual donations of individual Americans, the scholarships help cover tuition costs at independent elementary and high schools within the FSM. Habele’s tuition scholarships ensure bright, hardworking students have access … Continue reading 125 Micronesian Students Awarded Habele Tuition Scholarships
Habele will spinoff Robo League, aims for full localization of funding and operations
High school-based robotics in Micronesia has always been student centered and student driven. Now Habele, the US nonprofit that initiated the Robo League, looks to make that local ownership official. The NGO is sunsetting its role as steward of the Robo League after more than a decade. Habele’s introduced high school robotics to the FSM … Continue reading Habele will spinoff Robo League, aims for full localization of funding and operations
Hands On STEM Brings Micronesian Students Together
This May, students from public and private schools across Pohnpei gathered at the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School gymnasium for the 5th Annual Pohnpei Robo Day. This yearly exhibition of applied Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) allows students to demonstrate their creative problem-solving skills in friendly competition with peers. Five teams went … Continue reading Hands On STEM Brings Micronesian Students Together
Matson, Habele keep books flowing to Yap’s Youngest Readers
“Young Island Readers” is a book-a-month donation program that provides children from birth to age five a new age appropriate each and every month. A generous investment from the Matson Foundation will cover the cost of providing over 400 such books to children across Yap State this coming January and February. The Young Island Readers … Continue reading Matson, Habele keep books flowing to Yap’s Youngest Readers
Students from Pohnpei make a splash at International robotics competition
The robotics team from Pohnpei Island Central School (PICS) returned from the FIRST Global International Robotics Challenge in Switzerland with the title of “First among small countries,” and a story to encourage their peers across the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The FIRST Global Challenge is an international high school robotics competition, in which small … Continue reading Students from Pohnpei make a splash at International robotics competition
PICS High School Robotics Team visits Governor Oliver ahead of trip to Geneva, Switzerland for the First Global Robotics Challenge
Press release from Pohnpei State Public Information Office. October 7, 2022 Governor Oliver welcomed the PICS High School Robotics team to the Governor’s Office on the morning of October 7, 2022. The PICS High School Robotics team will be participating in the First Global Robotics Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland representing the Federated States of Micronesia. … Continue reading PICS High School Robotics Team visits Governor Oliver ahead of trip to Geneva, Switzerland for the First Global Robotics Challenge
Habele Announces 54 Tuition Scholarships for 2022-23
US nonprofit continues to expand access to Micronesia’s highest performing private elementary and high schools. (Colonia, Yap) Fifty-four promising students across Micronesia have been awarded tuition scholarships to attend the nation’s top-performing private elementary and high schools across three Micronesian states. The K12 tuition scholarships are provided by Habele, a US nonprofit serving students and … Continue reading Habele Announces 54 Tuition Scholarships for 2022-23
Yap schools lead way in collaborative robotics
Yap Catholic High School, the most veteran of participants in the FSM-wide Habele Robotics League, has been promoting robotics to other high schools across Yap State for a decade. This year, the school pioneered a new model for the annual “Yap Robo Day,” a public exhibition in which robotics clubs from across Yap and its … Continue reading Yap schools lead way in collaborative robotics