You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end?
Purchase account credits and choose projects later!

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end? Purchase account credits and choose projects later!

For direct assistance with credits or anything else, please call our donor relationships team: (646) 586-5306 ext. 202

Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Edit classroom photo

Ms. Sheffer's Classroom Edit display name

  • Life Academy
  • Oakland, CA
  • 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

Your custom url is https://www.donorschoose.org/marguerite-sheffer

View your stats
Track donations »
Change classroom photo
My student are Oakland, California high school students who attend a large public high school. They fight the stigma of living in a high poverty neighborhood--over 93% qualify for free or reduced lunch--with resilience and constant curiosity. They enjoy tackling projects and expressing their opinions. When I ask the class how many of them want to go to college, nearly all the hands in the room raise instantly. Because they are artists, many of my students are visual learners, and benefit greatly from the use of images, video, and online media in class. About 45% of my students are English Language Learners, who are working hard to accelerate their English skills.

About my class

My student are Oakland, California high school students who attend a large public high school. They fight the stigma of living in a high poverty neighborhood--over 93% qualify for free or reduced lunch--with resilience and constant curiosity. They enjoy tackling projects and expressing their opinions. When I ask the class how many of them want to go to college, nearly all the hands in the room raise instantly. Because they are artists, many of my students are visual learners, and benefit greatly from the use of images, video, and online media in class. About 45% of my students are English Language Learners, who are working hard to accelerate their English skills.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":467370,"teacherId":467370,"teacherName":"Ms. Sheffer","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"vanityURL":"marguerite-sheffer","teacherChallengeId":34177,"followAbout":"Ms. Sheffer's projects","teacherVerify":-906818877,"teacherNameEncoded":"Ms. Sheffer","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/marguerite-sheffer","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=467370","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":15,"numSupporters":103},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}