A neighborhood elementary school, our school provides students with a high-quality education that emphasizes 21st-century skills and prepares students to be real-world leaders and innovators. Designated as a welcoming school in a community hit particularly hard by the nation's largest school closing six years ago, we are a fixture in West Englewood with families attending the school for generations and regularly volunteering at the school. We are a hub for parent and family resources, hosting many Parent University events, from resume writing to college tours.
Our staff is committed to equity, ensuring that although nearly all of our students are low-income, they have access to as many resources and opportunities as possible.
We have a nationally competitive chess team that recently placed fourth in the nation, a vibrant arts education program, hands-on STEM projects at every grade level, leadership programmings such as our student voice committee and bully-blockers program, cultural trips that take students all over the country, and school-wide social-emotional lessons integrated into the curriculum. It is through the extraordinary efforts and fundraising of staff, parents, and the community that these initiatives are possible, despite budget constraints.
My Project
After three years as the first full-time social worker at our school, I am excited to be expanding our programming. To better serve my students, I will be moving my office from a former storage room to a large classroom.
This is our school's opportunity to build a room that can be an oasis from the challenges students face both outside and inside the school so that they can learn the mental and emotional wellness skills that will carry them through the rest of their lives.
This starts with a comfortable, inclusive, and calming space. I already have lots of the materials I need thanks to previous generous donors but my new space is larger and opens up new possibilities. I am thus requesting additional comfortable seating and pillows, a diffuser, materials for a yoga station, calming lighting, masks to keep us safe, a shelf to house our books, materials to hang posters, and the supplies to build an ofrenda where we can honor lost loved ones.
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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Big Joe Milano, Medium, Gray Plush
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