My students need colorful interlocking building blocks and STEM construction sets.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Caruso's classroom raised $337
This project is fully funded
My Students
Imagine moving to a new country. You walk into a classroom and you may not have ever had any formal education before. You have never read or written and you have this smiling teacher talking to you in a language you don't understand. These are the students I teach every day.
I teach Computer Coding in a Title I school where 85% of my students are English as a New Language Learners.
The children at my school spend more time at school than they do at home. When the school day is over, most of them go to an after school program. Any part of their day that could bring fun and new experiences to them would be welcomed with excitement and enthusiasm. And this is what brought me to DonorsChoose.org!
My Project
When my kindergarten students walk into my classroom, I don't see 5 year olds, I see scientists, inventors, and engineers. They are brimming with enthusiasm, energy, and ideas; however, they lack the English language skills to express those thoughts in words.
What they need, more than anything, are appropriate tools to build concrete examples that represent their innermost thoughts and feelings.
These colorful interlocking bricks and STEM building sets will give them exactly what they need to start making sense of their developing ideas. Furthermore, what they create with these engineering tools will provide them with actual inventions that can become the central focus of discussions that will further their understanding of the world, the English language, and their ability to express these thoughts to others.
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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