Healing Classrooms Remedial Tutoring Programming Improves Nigerian and Nigerian Children's Learning

During the school year 2016-2017, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) delivered Learning in a Healing Classroom remedial tutoring programming to support local and internally displaced Nigerien children and refugee Nigerian children’s learning outcomes and retention in public schools in Niger. After twenty-two weeks of program implementation, (1) access to Healing Classrooms programming significantly improved students’ reading and math skills, and (2) adding low-cost, targeted social-emotional learning interventions to Healing Classrooms improved students’ overall school grades as well.