The goal of the HAAN FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN is to give hope to the millions of children who are struggling with academic failure, and provide direction to parents, teachers and schools on how to best ensure every child becomes a proficient learner and has the opportunity to lead a rewarding and fulfilling life.

Immediate and Long-term Goals

The HAAN FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN will accomplish and/or support the following goals:

• Systematic Assessment of All Children
  All children should be tested for learning issues just as routinely as they are for physical problems. A systematic approach, toward the goal of assessing every child, is the vehicle which will identify areas of weakness in a child's ability to learn — the only opportunity children may have to ensure schools provide them the proper instruction so they may achieve academic success.
  
  
• Power4Kids
  We will conduct powerful research in schools across the country, analyzing and comparing instructional programs to ensure our children have access to effective learning tools that enable them to improve their skills commensurate with their abilities and level of commitment. This will also provide our nation with reliable standards and benchmarks on what is "appropriate and acceptable" educational progress for children with academic struggles. Over time, all educational products for children will be evaluated for their efficacy and, if they pass rigorous and high standards of measurement, they will be awarded the Seal of Achievement.
  
  
• Common "Learning Profiles"
  The HAAN FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN will put forth a united effort so that parents, teachers, schools, governments, and students will accept that there are differences in the way people learn, work to understand and identify those differences, and take steps to ensure that appropriate academic programs are provided to children who are at risk for learning failure. Education can and will evolve to discover, through powerful science, what works best for which students and under which conditions. We will work to attain this knowledge and ensure that practices and programs are highlighted that are (1) scalable into schools across the country, (2) are affordable for school budgets, and (3) have the highest results that can be replicated and sustained systemically.
  
  
• "NewLearning-MindTree"
  The HAAN FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN will add a new dimension to the fields of assessment and learning, beyond the current focus, towards a more active phase of research and education that promotes the discovery of various Learning Profiles and, consequently, designs and disseminates multi-modality, interactive, assessment and custom instruction.
  
  
• POWER 4TEACHERs
  Teaching is an art and the public has long-abandoned the artist. Many teachers are not aware that the methods they are using are not effective. For those that are, the process of trying to incorporate new methods into their curriculum is an overwhelming task, at best. We need to support our teachers in their efforts to provide the best instructional methods available. We must provide professional development to teacher in effective practices and programs. It is mandatory that we unify scientific research with educational practice in our schools today. Only through interactive training including modeling of desired behaviors, opportunities for teachers to practice methodology, and feedback about their performance can we be assured that the benefits of scientific research will be carried effectively into the classroom. Teacher support is rewarded in many ways and should be at the forefront of education and community involvement.
  
  
• Empower Learning Ability
  Once learning accomplishment is a given for all children, the HAAN FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN's ultimate goal will be to cultivate efforts that enhance the inherent areas of strength and mental performance of children and adults.