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Three Cups of Tea to Teach Peace, One Classroom at a Time

My students need 30 copies of "Three Cups of Tea".

Ms. Seip Forest Hill High School

Jackson, MS Grades 9-12

First my students were faceless names on a roster, then they became the beings who livened up my days in the classroom, and now, each class of students has become like a family unit, a place where they feel safe to express their opinions and their dreams. I teach 9th and 10th grade English in a critical needs school district in Mississippi. My students struggle with basic skills like reading and writing; in fact, the majority read well below grade level. Sadly, violence and drugs dominate many of their lives, as poverty is rampant across the district.

In Three Cups of Tea Young Reader's Edition, Mortenson writes of his quest "to change the world... one child at a time". Like Mortenson, I too am on a quest to bring hope and peace into my English classroom. Just as the people of Pakistan became family to Mortenson, my students have become family to me. I want to show them the world, expand their horizons, and equip them with the necessary skills to succeed in today's society; however, the resources within my district are limited.

Mortenson's story shows the power of one person with one dream and the desire to turn the dream into reality. Three Cups of Tea Young Reader's Edition would give my students the opportunity to improve their reading and writing skills and experience a world far away from the state of Mississippi. Through the use of this book in my classroom, I can better prepare my students for college, as the difficult level of the Young Reader's Edition is enough to challenge even my best students. Critical thinking skills will be expanded as we examine the current situation in Pakistan and compare it to the lives of my own students who too know the despair that comes from living in a world of poverty and violence. This book will empower my students to dream big and prepare them for the future by improving their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills

Your help will make it possible for me to equip my students with the necessary reading, writing, and critical thinking skills for college. Just as people believed in Mortenson's dreams, your help will show my students that someone else beyond the school walls believes in them.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

142 students impacted 4 donors

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Jackson, MS
Grades 9-12
Literacy
Literature & Writing
Traditional School
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Seip Forest Hill High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

142 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Adapted by Sarah Thomson • Barnes and Noble $8.09 30 $242.70

Materials cost			$242.70
Vendor shipping charges			$24.27
Sales tax			$16.99
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.64
Fulfillment labor & materials			$9.00
Total project cost			$296.60
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$65.11
Total project goal			$361.71
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$361.71
3 Donors			-$180.85
Donations toward project cost			-$148.30
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$32.55
match offer			-$180.85
Match offer toward project cost			-$148.30
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$32.55
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Three Cups of Tea to Teach Peace, One Classroom at a Time

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