Are you a new or expecting parent?

Don’t be discouraged! Being a parent, let alone a teen parent can be extremely scary however, being a parent is one of the most rewarding experiences in life. If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, helpless or even feeling afraid visit is at PACE. The PACE program has been providing assistance to teen mothers for fifty years. You are not alone and we are here to help.

Education & Academics

The PACE Programme’s academic curriculum is comprised of nine subjects, namely: Mathematics, English Language, Civics, Religious Knowledge, Computer Studies, Home Economics, Family Life, Health Education, and Craft.

Enrollment Information

The PACE Program

OUR GOALS

  • To assist the student/teen mother who has demonstrated a keen interest in school and who can benefit from returning to the normal school environment.
  • To prepare the student mother academically and socially for re-entry into secondary school, a technical and vocational center or the job market.
  • To increase the student mother’s knowledge about herself and her baby.
  • To help to build coping mechanisms within the student mother to enhance the development of a positive self-image.
  • To assist with ameliorating whatever internal and external demands the student mother may encounter.
  • To inform and educate the public with respect to PACE and teen motherhood.
  • To cooperate with other organizations, whether incorporated or not, which have objects similar in whole or in part to the objects of the Foundation.

  • To provide adequate facilities for the housing of an education center, sick bay, emergency shelter, day care facilities and other spaces as required to run the programme.
  • To pay for, guarantee, provide, prepare and supply medical, surgical and psychiatric consultation and aid and diagnostic services and treatment or any other assistance within the Commonwealth of The Bahamas or abroad to any student/teen mother or to any dwelling or staying in the house of such person.
  • To print and publish any newspapers, periodicals, books or leaflets that the Foundation may think desirable for the promotion of its objects.
  • To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply and expend from time to time all or part therof and/or the income therefrom, for the attainment of and the carrying out or any of the aforesaid purposes.
  • For the above objects and as incidental and ancillary thereto, to exercise any of the powers as prescribed by the Companies Act, or by any other statutes of laws from time to time applicable, except where such power is contrary to the statutes or common law relating to charities and in particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing.

 It is our desire that all teen mothers are able to obtain the highest stage of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (which is self-actualization). Hence, we diligently seek to provide psychological and emotional support, economically empower teen mothers, promote social skills, engage in character-building initiatives, and ensure that students achieve grade level competency requirements.

The PACE Programme’s academic curriculum is comprised of nine subjects, namely: Mathematics, English Language, Civics, Religious Knowledge, Computer Studies, Home Economics, Family Life, Health Education, and Craft. The lessons taught are aligned with the learning trajectory of The Bahamas’ national curriculum for secondary schools (BJC/BGCSE).

Education

The PACE Foundation is committed to providing teen mothers with a holistic, quality education that develops their numeracy, literacy, technological, social, and parenting skills.

Skills Training

To promote entrepreneurial ventures, teen mothers are taught various technical skills that can equip them to potentially generate revenue to assist themselves and their newborns.

To promote entrepreneurial ventures, teen mothers are taught various technical skills that can equip them to potentially generate revenue to assist themselves and their newborns. For example, the students are taught the art of jewelry making, crocheting, hair braiding, and food preparation. Furthermore, during the summer months, some of the teen mothers are afforded job placement opportunities within private and corporate businesses to gain training and experience for entry-level positions. Additionally, to develop social skills and to cultivate community awareness, civic organizations regularly visit PACE to facilitate professional development initiatives. We often partner with various civic organizations, such as The Zonta Club of Nassau, to organize seminars that focus on the skills needed to operate and sustain businesses.

After teen mothers have completed the PACE Programme, most are re-enrolled into public school. It is customary for students to be placed in a school that are different from the one in which they were enrolled before becoming pregnant. Nevertheless, teen mothers who return to the normal school environment are encouraged to attend monthly follow-up meetings at PACE so that they can reflect on challenges faced and obtain support, if needed.

School Placement

After teen mothers have completed the PACE Programme, most are re-enrolled into public school.