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Our Programs — School

School.

Education as a pathway to freedom — raising the next generation of leaders.

Why Education

Breaking the cycle for good.

Education is one of the most powerful tools for breaking the cycle of generational slavery.

For many of the families we serve, slavery is not just an economic problem — it is a cycle that repeats from one generation to the next. Children grow up in bondage with little to no access to school, often forced into labor at a young age. Education changes that trajectory. That's why it is one of the core pillars of our mission.

One School. Built for Excellence.

600 children. The best teachers in the country.

Rather than building several average schools, we made a strategic decision to build one exceptional school — a place of high-quality education, daily care, and long-term opportunity. Every school day includes education, meals, and transportation — and most of our students come from freed families. It is staffed by some of the best teachers in the country and supported by an exceptional administrative team.

This is not simply a school building. It is a place where children learn, grow, and begin imagining a future beyond slavery.

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Children currently served at our flagship campus
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Capacity — the campus is full, and the need keeps growing
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Estimated students our future campus will serve every day
Before & After

What partner investment builds.

The same building, transformed — today it is home to our school and our church family.

Before The school building mid-construction — bare brick and scaffolding
After The finished three-story school and church building at dusk

After — made possible by the investment of partners like you.

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At Full Capacity

Encouraging — and sobering.

Our current school campus is at maximum capacity, and we are unable to accept additional students into the building. That reality is both encouraging and sobering: encouraging because it reflects the quality and trust that has been built — sobering because as more families are set free, the demand for education grows far beyond what one campus can hold.

That is why the Joshua Project includes a school built for 1,200 students a day.

Beyond Our Campus

Serving children wherever freedom takes them.

Because we are committed to helping families build sustainable lives after freedom, our education strategy does not stop at our own school. When families are freed and resettled in different areas, Exodus51 connects their children with trusted local schools and educational partners that can serve them where they live.

This partnership model allows us to prioritize excellence at our main school while ensuring newly freed children have access to education everywhere we work.

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When a child learns to read, write, think critically, and dream about a future beyond survival, everything begins to change. Education creates options. It builds dignity. It opens doors that slavery tried to keep shut.

Our goal is not just to put children in classrooms. It is to raise a generation equipped with the tools, support, and opportunity to live in lasting freedom.

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One of the greatest ways to fight slavery is to educate the children who would otherwise be trapped in it.

Put a child in a classroom, not a kiln.

Your giving keeps 600 children learning today — and builds the campus that will serve 1,200 more tomorrow.