It takes a village!
World Explorers has the dedicated mission to offer expert family education services including preschool, camp, and after-school services to children across the world. The foundation to our success stems from:
Our dedication to building community in the staff, families, and children we serve.
Our dedication to ensuring that our team is valued, has access to opportunities for growth, development, and success, and are able to benefit from the success of the company.
Our dedication to remain leaders in creative educational programming including direct services, curriculum development, and product development.
Our dedication to the whole child experience including attention to healthy eating, physical fitness, access to the math, science, and technology, and an appreciate for literature and art that reflects children in their own unique image.
Our Founders
In 2003, Kisha Edwards-Gandsy and Keyanna Murrill began laying the groundwork for World Explorers while in college at New York University. Starting with just a business plan, a cell phone, and little financial resources, the first programs debuted in New York City. As faithful teaching artists, they worked to design the first curriculums, excursion itineraries, creative child-care services and programs that have evolved into camp and after school programs, and a host of creative enrichment classes, and flexible drop-off childcare programs. Starting with just their own personal work hours and a handful of families, their investment of time and faith has harvested opportunities for over 1500 families across New York City over the last decade.
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Our future includes national and international expansion, and philanthropic endeavors that ensure all children have access to high quality educational programs despite their family’s economic status.
AccreditationS
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ACA accreditation verifies that a camp has complied with up to 290 standards for health, safety, and program quality, which are recognized by courts of law and government regulators.
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ACA-accreditation standards cover all aspects of camp operation from site/food service and health care to management and staffing.
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The American Camp Association collaborates with experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Red Cross, and other youth-serving agencies to assure that current practices at ACA-Accredited® camps reflect the most up-to-date, research-based standards in camp operation
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​Accreditation is a parent’s best evidence of a camp’s commitment to health and safety.
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ACA accreditation assures parents that the camp has had a regular, independent peer review that goes beyond regulations in most states.
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Parents can (and should) verify the accreditation status of any camp at any time. This may be accomplished through ACA's website at www.ACAcamps.org (Click on Find A Camp!) or by calling 800-428-CAMP.