ZANMI SASYE—PARTNERS WITH SASSIER's earliest efforts focused on elementary education. Lekol Sen Jan Batise—"St Jean Baptiste School"—is the result.
- 225 students in grades 1-4 in the 2003-04 academic year… attending classes in the local Catholic church, a nearby commercial building, and outdoors
- 325 students in grades K-5 in the 2004-05 academic year… attending classes in the new 8-room school building
- 380 students from preschool to grade 6 in the 2005-06 academic year… in an expanded 12-room building
- 445 students in 2006-07 and 490 enrolled in 2007-08... in a 15-room building.
- Expansion of the building in the summer of 2008, which now comprises 19 classrooms, an office, and space for a library and computer lab. 523 students are enrolled in the 2008-09 academic year.