Educational Leadership Program

Every year brings moments that stay with us, here’s a sampling of the best moments from 2019.

Latin American ELP participants dream big

Hailing from Brazil, Chile and El Salvador, three professionals hope to improve life for children with multiple disabilities in their countries.

Africa Forum provides world stage for disability advocates

The conference brought leaders in the blind community and government together to share ideas for improving life for vulnerable populations.

A WORLDWIDE IMPACT

Impact India: Training the Trainer

Perkins-trained teachers return home and train peers, giving even more children access to education.

Impact Kenya: Changing Minds

Teacher training at Perkins changes the outlook of teachers, their peers and school administration.

Impact China: Identify and Support

Seeing Is Believing trains medical professionals and teachers, providing children with vision impairment access to education.

ELP History

For nearly a century, Perkins has helped international educators transform blindness education in their home countries.

Class of 2020

Meet the diverse group of professionals currently studying on the campus of Perkins School for the Blind.

Our Alumni

ELP graduates achieve amazing things. Browse our alumni profiles to learn more about grads in your region.

About the ELP

The Educational Leadership Program is a nine-month long advanced training program for teachers of the visually impaired and other special education professionals from developing nations. Attendees will:

Receive expert, hands-on instruction from Perkins staff, in and out of the classroom
Gain a broad view of services through visits to public and private schools and other organizations
Observe, teach and develop lesson plans in Perkins’ classrooms
Assist residential students with daily recreational and living activities
Attend lectures, conferences and workshops led by special education leaders
Develop a project to improve services in their home countries
Learn to build bridges among families, medical, educational and government leaders

And so much more.

Completing the ELP curriculum is transformational. Graduates return home not only as better educators, but as changemakers, equipped to enact major systemic, sustainable progress in their field. ELP Graduates have a global impact on the lives of countless children with visual impairment, deafblindness and multiple disabilities.