San Francisco Agricultural School Education that Pays for Itself Martin Burt TeachAManToFish / Fundación Paraguaya Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School

Extraordinary Achievers Jorge Guerrero, son number 10 of 19 siblings, was admitted to the San Francisco School in February 2004 The Financially Self-Sufficient School

He belongs to a typical Paraguayan rural community The Financially Self-Sufficient School

Extraordinary Achievers Today, Jorge Guerrero runs his own business and is in the last year of Agricultural College The Financially Self-Sufficient School

Extraordinary Achievers The Financially Self-Sufficient School Today she works as a rural microfinance loan officer Maricel Merlo, entered in 2006

Extraordinary Success Class of 2008 Within four months of graduation 100% of the Class of 2008 were: In further education Employed in good jobs Starting their own businesses with a micro loan Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School

Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School “ Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he’ll eat for a lifetime ” Chinese Proverb (probably!)

Our Value Proposition For underprivileged Paraguayan rural youth …who are structurally unemployed …the Financially Self-Sufficient School is an innovative educational institution …which offers a multidisciplinary high quality technical-entrepreneurial training and post-graduation follow/up Unlike traditional development programs usually dependant on donations and government subsidies, …the financially self-sufficient school offers education that pays for it self …and teaches not only marketable skills but also entrepreneurial and business skills …as well as life skills; communication and interpersonal skills, self-awareness, empathy, problem solving, coping with emotions and stress, decision-making …and provides loans upon graduation for business ventures when needed The Financially Self-Sufficient School

Extraordinary Results This school has a budget of US$300,000 per year, …yet it receives no government funding …isn’t supported by the church or charity ….and it doesn’t rely on charging fees …it relies on enterprise Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School

Working Internationally Replication: 65 organizations from 29 countries Members network: Over 1200 members in more than 110 countries Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School

Education Today There are two real problems with the current education system in most developing countries Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School Quality: It’s not relevant to the needs of young people Availability: Supply is limited by a lack of resources

The Traditional Approach Lacking Relevancy Emphasis on the wrong subjects Subjects taught primarily from a theoretical perspective in classrooms Unreliable or inequitable funding Government funding is often insufficient and unreliable Reliance on fees excludes poorer students Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School

The Education that pays for itself approach Using entrepreneurship, to deliver a social good... education “ People have been growing tomatoes in South America for 15,000 years but they’re still poor. We need to teach people how to make money out of farming ” TeachAManToFish partner Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School

Relevancy & Resources The innovative model combines teaching agriculture and developing business skills within school-owned enterprises which bring the schools extra income Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School

So How Does it Work? TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School Students learn the underlying concepts of business and agriculture alongside general education

So How Does it Work? Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School Then during field- based classes they learn how these concepts work in practice & how to use them

So How Does it Work? Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School “Learning by doing and earning” they gain the practical technical skills needed to master each discipline

So How Does it Work? Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School Rotating through the school’s 17 business units, specializing, and taking on greater responsibilities

So How Does it Work? Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School Managing financial transactions, monitoring profitability, learning to market and sell their produce

Educational principles Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School Learning to Earn Money Learning to Earn Money Learning to Undertake Learning to Undertake Learning to Do Learning to Do Learning to Learn Learning to Learn Learning to live together Learning to live together Learning to Be Learning to Be Drawing up a Business Plan (Break-even point analysis, projections, basic flow charts, market research) Drive & initiative – Self-management – Setting personal goals – Spirit of research and analysis Acting with resolution – Technical and vocational training for work Handling of cognitive strategies and goals Social integration with others – Participation in groups – Democratic leadership – Acceptance of sociocultural diversity Autonomy – Moral Judgement – Personal Responsibility - Communication

Educational curriculum The Financially Self-Sufficient School General Education Common Courses Agricultural TechnologiesEntrepreneurial Education Physics-chemistry- mathematics Cattle and small animalsEntrepreneurship Ethics-PsychologyAgricultureBanks in action Spanish-Guaraní-EnglishGardeningBusiness simulators Sociology- AnthropologyPasturesThe Company History-GeographyFruit growing and forestryThe Cooperative EconomicsEquipment and agricultural devices Market fairs Social and personal development Agricultural machineriesEntrepreneurs´ Forums P.E.Agricultural economyInternet Community serviceRural administrationInternships

... and working with renewable energy Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School Solar energy, in the rural hotel and at the kitchen of the boarding area of the school Bio-digester, for cooking and for learning the use of biogas

So How Does it Work? Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School Leading to a nationally recognized school leavers qualification… …but more importantly transforming children from poor farming families into highly trained, self-motivated, young rural entrepreneurs. From financial sustainability to social transformation, this approach really does offer an education that pays for itself.

Just ask the Class of 2009! Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School

Self-Sufficient Schools The Social Enterprise Solution! Fundación Paraguaya-TeachAManToFish The Financially Self-Sufficient School