Learning Nas's "I Know I Can" in Haiti

Empowering Through Education (ETE)

Example English Class: Jillian teaching children Nas's "I Know I Can" in both English and Kreyol... and what the inspiring song symbolizes in her Conversational English Speaking class in Hinche, Haiti.

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcV7NQg3FPw]
to view them singing this in their parade around their community

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The purpose of ETE Camp is to empower Hinches neediest youth to become inspired, competent, and confident leaders by:

¨ (1) strengthening their academic skills through a carefully crafted curriculum that includes Math, Leadership Skills & Social Science, and 2 English courses
¨(2) increasing their self-confidence and self-empowerment through leadership development and recreational activities, and
¨(3) building community leaders and support networks through workshops and guest speakers on a wide range of topics, including youth health and well-being issues.


ETE Camp is committed to encouraging and empowering the rising generation of young Haitians to become future community leaders who will create the social change needed in Hinche and throughout Haiti. We provide English language education and appropriate academic-level science and math classes to strengthen their study skills and provide our campers with the basic education that they need. Through these educational and recreational components, we promote self-esteem and leadership skills so that ETE Camp graduates can become leaders in their communities

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• Nas
• I Know I Can
• ETE
• camp
• hope
• empowerment
• Haiti
• Hinche

[ETECampInHaiti]

Thank you all for your support and for viewing... It is much appreciated... ETE Camp 2010 videos are also up.

[ccato000]

amazing and for those hittin the dislike button go back to your eurocentric education

[felishab716]

Nice!

[sg23rd]

I like how they get the message in both English and Creole... Beautiful

[kurdischStyleBanu]

@HAITIcherie1804

im sure that they also learn smth else at school but i think that this song may encourages them (becouse it did me) especially after the disaster.

[SelbstmordZweig]

Awesome kids ;)

Nice job keep continuing!

[pires610]

nice inspiration. great video

[haitiansunbeam]

Great work in Haiti... This would even inspire Nas himself!

[real3rdlife]

good job ! keep up the good work keep on teaching the youth english .....