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Cultivating Clever Citizens...One Magazine At A Time!

My 4th grade students need 80 subscriptions to Time for Kids magazine.

  • $577 goal

This project expired on January 11, 2009.

This project expired on January 11, 2009.

Ms. McKevitt Irwin Academic Center
Charlotte, NC Grades 3-5

How does one begin to teach a student who has never left the confines of his/her urban neighborhood about the enormity of the world? The students who attend my school have very little experience outside of their homes and neighborhoods. Most have never traveled farther than the downtown area in which they live. With 75% of students on free/reduced lunch, there are many challenges to overcome while educating these children. The fourth graders at our school would love to have the opportunity to learn about the world through this magazine subscription.

I have read stories written by the fourth grade students in which they are to describe their best trip ever. Instead of reading about exciting family vacations to the beach, New York City, or the mountains of North Carolina, I am awakened to the lack of life experiences these children have had. Many of these students can't imagine what it is like to travel outside city limits, let alone a far-away place like Beijing. These students need to understand just how big the world is and to grasp what life possibilities may await them.

I believe that a set of Time for Kids magazines can begin to open the minds of these students to a world larger than they can imagine. By reading articles about what is going on in China, Africa, or even just Washington, D.C., these children will begin to realize the endless opportunities that exist to learn, serve, and make a difference in our world. In addition to enlarging the students' view of the world, these subscriptions will assist the students in their fight to read and understand text. Children will read challenging non-fiction articles, discuss the big ideas with their peers, and write intelligent responses to what they have just read. The uses of this magazine abound, as it can be integrated into language arts, social studies, writing, math and science! With each student receiving his/her own individual magazine, it will also foster a sense of responsibility and autonomy that these students rarely experience.

The amazing thing is that with something as simple as a magazine subscription, you can change the life of a child. Imagine a student reads an article about scientists working to cure cancer and is inspired to pursue that as a career goal. Or another who reads about humanitarian efforts in Africa and dedicates his/her life to that end? There is no telling just how much of an impact this Time for Kids subscription may have. Please consider participating in this goal to change the lives of these deserving students.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 80 students impacted
Ms. McKevitt Irwin Academic Center Grades 3-5

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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More than a third of 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

Never Before Funded 80 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TIME For Kids Magazine- World Report Edition w/ TFK Around the World (grades 4-6). Pricing is valid for orders placed after March 2008. After August 15th of current school year, pricing will remain in effect but TIME For Kids reserves the right to prorate issue quantity and free gifts. Only valid for orders in quantities of 10 or more. Orders for less than 10 subscriptions will NOT be fulfilled. • Time for Kids $4.88 80 $390.40

Materials cost

$390.40

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.04

Sales tax

 $16.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$473.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.83

Total project goal

$576.83

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