Choose your path: Adopt-A-School (with partnership), Support a Named School (contribution only), or Contribute to Pool (Ministry allocates)
Support restoration through named schools or pooled contributions. Choose your level of engagement.
Choose a specific school, contribute to restoration, and build partnership connection with students and teachers throughout the process.
Choose a specific school and contribute to restoration. No partnership or student connection—your support focuses solely on the physical environment.
Your contribution goes into a pooled fund managed by AFJ and allocated by Jamaica's Ministry of Education to schools with the greatest restoration needs. No school selection required.
The Ministry of Education supports your choice to adopt-a-school by supporting a priority school, your named school if not a priority school, or identifies a school where the environment has been disrupted and confirms the specific restoration work needed if you are pooling your contribution. The restoration is completed locally by Jamaican school leadership and approved contractors who understand the school community.
Why This Matters:
Decisions come from Jamaica, from educators who know their schools—not from outsiders. The classroom chosen for restoration is the one where the physical environment is actively interfering with teaching and learning.
You review the Priority Schools list and choose a specific school in Jamaica to support. You'll see the school's name, location, restoration needs, and estimated costs. Then you decide: Adopt-A-School (with partnership) or Support a Named School (contribution only).
What You'll Know:
This step is only for Adopt-A-School. Once you've chosen your partner school, students can begin connecting. Schools figure out their own shared experience together—exchanging postcards, sharing videos or photos, collaborating on projects. There's no prescribed curriculum or required activities. Schools who choose Support a Named School skip this step entirely.
Examples of What Schools Have Done:
These are examples, not templates. Schools figure out together what connection looks like based on their schedules, interests, and capacity.
The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) receives the funds and disburses them directly to the restoration process under the Ministry's oversight. There is no informal handling of funds at any point. Every step of the financial pathway is documented and externally verifiable.
Financial Structure:
When the school is restored, both school communities acknowledge the moment together. The restored school becomes the shared touchpoint that continues to connect the classrooms across time. The relationship grows through ongoing exchange—steady, warm, and human.
Documentation Provided:
This applies only to Adopt-A-School. After restoration is complete, schools can choose to continue the relationship or conclude it naturally. Many schools end connection after restoration, and that's perfectly fine. For schools who wish to continue, they figure out together what ongoing connection looks like—exchanging photos, acknowledging milestones, sharing student work, or simply staying in gentle contact.
What Ongoing Connection Might Look Like (If Desired):
There's no expectation or requirement. Schools can conclude partnership at any point, including immediately after restoration.
Every partner has a specific role that makes the partnership work
Coordinates the partnership invitation. We pair schools thoughtfully and create space for schools to figure out their own shared experience together. We provide communication support when helpful, but schools decide what connection looks like.
We do not manage funds, direct restoration work, or prescribe curriculum—we create the framework that enables organic school-to-school connection.
Identifies and oversees restoration. The Ministry determines which classrooms need restoration and the specific scope of work. Restoration is carried out locally.
Decisions come from Jamaica, from educators who know their schools—not from outsiders.
Manages all funds. AFJ is the fiduciary. All funds raised are contributed through AFJ and disbursed directly to the restoration process under Ministry oversight.
501(c)(3) with complete transparency, auditing, and documentation. All contributions tax-deductible.
School2School™ operates through a coordinated partnership: 21stCenturyEd (coordination), Ministry of Education Jamaica (oversight), American Friends of Jamaica (fiduciary), Jamaica STEM for Growth Foundation (local support), and Consulate General of Jamaica (diplomatic facilitation).