Help me give my students a backpack to keep the tools that they need to learn at a distance.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Garcia's classroom raised $520
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Every year I get between 22 students in my classroom. They are all English Language Learners. Some speak Spanish as a second language because they have an indigenous background. All of the parents are working class and few of them have an education beyond high school. About 1/4th of the parents did not make it passed middle school and many are not fluent English speakers. About half of my students have did not attend pre-school and 3/4ths are below grade level when they come into my classroom.
Hispanics are more likely to drop out of school and less likely to graduate from a 4 year College.
How can my students change their world if they don't understand it? Most of my students are not reading or writing in English. Many do not have computers, board games or a shelf filled with books. Covid has left my students without the various resources available at school.
My Project
Donors choose has provided many of the resources my students need to continue their learning at a distance. At the end of the last school year I visited several of my students at home because they needed help with technology and I couldn't help them online. In visiting them I learned so much about their home circumstances and the conditions that support or inhibit their learning. Therefore, I want to visit everyone of my new students and give them some tips about where they can set up their learning and check their technology skills.
I would like to prepare a backpack with materials so that I can deliver them to my students on our first in person meeting.
I want to show them how to use, store and keep their materials at home.
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
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