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Mrs. Sweet from Williston SC is requesting a classroom visitor through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help Bring a Real Author to Visit Our Students

My students need to be exposed to writing for real purposes by a published author who will help improve literacy skills.

  • $1,678 goal

This project expired on February 3, 2015.

This project expired on February 3, 2015.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Our students begin the day with a high-five, the Pledge of Allegiance, a moment of silence, and a positive thought. Many of our students have not yet discovered the wonder of writing to connect to the world around them. This author visit could open up a world of opportunity for our students.

Our Title I school serves 237 students and has a 87% free/reduced lunch population.

Our school is located in a very small rural town in South Carolina. While our community is very proud of their heritage, many of our students have never had an opportunity to venture outside of our small town limits. Most of our students have very little access to books in their homes and most have never had an opportunity to meet a real author.

My Project

Dr. Crystal Ball O'Connor is the author of three highly acclaimed children's books, and is in great demand for her writing instruction, professional development, and author visits. She has enjoyed hundreds of school engagements in South Carolina, and she returns to many of the schools year after year. Her mission is to improve children's literacy skills, and her books and programs share the themes of preserving and protecting the gifts of family, literacy and nature. Dr. O'Connor will also help us engage our families in meaningful reading activities during Family Literacy Night. We hope to instill in our community a love for reading and writing together as families.

Our students are hungry for the opportunity to learn about the world around them.

Bringing in speakers from outside of our community exposes our students to a world of opportunities beyond our town limits and helps our students dream big.

Mrs. Sweet
Never Before Funded Grades PreK-2

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Crystal Ball O'Connor (Crystal Ball O'Connor, South Carolina author, will help to improve our students' literacy skills through a carefully crafted author visit. She will help students feel a genuine connection to what they read and write. Students will learn to observe their lives and the world around them while drafting, revising, editing, and publishing pieces of literature. Ms. O'Connor will also visit with our parents during Family Literacy Night where she will inspire parents and children to read together. ) $1,375.00

Visitor cost

$1,375.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,425.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$251.58

Total project goal

$1,677.20

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