AHA! Learning Center

Help us give the best education to those who have the least in life.

AHA Learning Center helps Filipino public school students catch up with their studies through free after-school learning programs.

864 children climbing reading levels this year
The Education Emergency

The system teaches grade-level content regardless of readiness.

A Grade 4 student reading at Grade 1 level receives Grade 4 curriculum, and falls further behind every single day.

Every lesson is gibberish.

Every day is failure.

Every year, the gap widens.

This is an emergency. But we have the solution.

Inside an AHA classroom

The problems we face

Too many Filipino public school students have already been left behind.

Expert studies tell us that our kids are not at their expected learning levels, and their situation is made worse by the struggles they face at home. Many families can't provide their children with everything they need, and with no access to new digital tools, they might have an even harder time catching up academically.

These students require support to complete their classes, and they desperately need our help now more than ever.

The solutions we need

Our children need a strong foundation in their early grades to make progress.

If we give them more learning opportunities and our full-fledged support as early as now, they gain a bigger chance to succeed and advance to higher education.

Let's collaborate with their teachers and create safe spaces for their education in our local communities. By taking action right now, we can ensure the next generation has a better future ahead of them.

AHA students learning
AHA classroom
AHA reading session

What we do

AHA Learning Center helps Filipino public school students catch up with their studies through free after-school learning programs.

Our team paves the way for education support with three major interventions.

Academic Social-Emotional Learning Support Systems Skills
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Every child, measured. Baseline to endline.

We teach at the right level, so we measure by level. Here is this year, tracked child by child and updated the moment a teacher encodes a class.

0
learners this year, across four centers
0%
climbed at least one reading level by midline
0
partner public schools
0
teachers and program staff

Each dot is one learner. Left to right is the climb. Live from the masterfile.

Kids reading on a bamboo raft
AHA kids laughing together
A boy reaching for books
Two boys with their books
Graduation day at an AHA class
A colorful AHA classroom
A learning game on the floor
Kids lined up in the AHA Room
Kids writing together
The AHA community

How you can help

Join our cause and be part of the solution. Explore your options below or reach us directly at ahalearningcenter.wfh@gmail.com and partners@ahalearningcenter.com

Our partners

We are joined by some of the country's most prominent foundations to provide the best education support possible. Meet the partners supporting our students with us!

Bank of the Philippine Islands
DepEd Sultan Kudarat
Barangay Bel-Air
DepEd National Capital Region
AHAI Behavioral Design
Barangay San Lorenzo, Makati
DepEd South Cotabato
Alaska Milk Corporation
AHA partner
Division of City Schools Manila
Circle of Hope
AHA partner
ASPACE
Cultural Center of the Philippines
AHA partner
Ateneo SALT Institute
De La Salle University Manila
Schools Division Office Valenzuela City
Better World Cubao
DepEd Division of Rizal
Healthy Pilipinas
CO3 Architects and Design Studio
JCI Quezon City Capitol
PCI
Globe
Kick Fire Kitchen
Philippine Normal University
Good Neighbors International Philippines
KINDer
Project PEARLS
Linya-Linya
Pushpin Visual Solutions
GT Capital
DZRJ 810 AM
Hands and Heart
Lungsod ng Makati
Room to Read
JCI Alabang
National Service Training Program
Paaralang Lungsod ng Muntinlupa
JCI Manilena
AHA partner
AHA partner
Schools Division Office Caloocan City
DepEd Zamboanga Peninsula
TULA
S&P Global
Schools Division Office Mandaluyong
Smart
2KK Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid
Schools Division Office Marikina City
San Miguel Foundation
University of Makati
DepEd Division of Marikina
Upskills+ Foundation
DepEd Pasay City
Sun Life
Virlanie Foundation
San Juan City Schools Division
Synergeia
World Vision
Schools Division of Taguig City and Pateros
Tondo Community Initiative
Yardstick Coffee
Schools Division Office Quezon City
Train Station
Young Focus
rythmos db
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