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Mrs. Vandermore from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Vandermore's classroom raised $315

Character is the Sum and Total of a Person’s Choices

My students need 5 sets of books and lesson plans to create a character education library.

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Mrs. Vandermore McCutcheon Elementary School
Chicago, IL Grades 6-8

As P. Fitzwater stated: "Character is the sum and total of a person’s choices" - and wise choices cannot be made in a vacuum. As an elementary school counselor for grades K-8 in a high needs community, I want to help implement character education at my school, but I need the materials to do so. Our students come to us with such great potential but staggering needs as many are homeless and this project will help to bridge gaps that may allow these students to rise above seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

Our motivation behind introducing character education to our students is to help improve the overall quality of the school. The specific objectives we want to address are decreasing behavior problems that seem to occur on a daily basis, increasing attendance, and decreasing bullying in the school. In particular we have been having problems with a group of girls ganging up on one individual girl in the classroom and ostracizing her from the group.

I hope that by implementing monthly lessons and visiting each classroom monthly to discuss character education, we will help the students make ethical decisions in and out of the classroom so that they can become productive adults. The program materials will be housed in the Character Education Library that I hope to create, which will be used not only for this initiative but also into the future by the entire school. The objective of character education which will be achieved through the use of the character education books and activities will help to change the climate of the school, reduce behavior problems, decrease absences and decrease bullying in the school.

I chose to become a school counselor to have a positive impact on the lives of children. By implementing character education I can have more of an impact since character education is about people caring about people. When teachers have more time to teach in a civil, respectful environment, and children feel safe, appreciated and respected, then real achievement and learning can take place. It’s called a quality learning environment, and the research shows that how a student feels about their learning environment and their opportunity for success are crucial factors in student achievement. All children need mentors, role models and caring adults in their lives. They crave nurturing, caring, positive relationships which is the essence of character education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

380 students impacted 12 donors
Mrs. Vandermore McCutcheon Elementary School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

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

380 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
50 Web Based Lesson Plans - Character Education • Learning Zonexpress $26.70 1 $26.70
CHART CHARACTER EDUCATION 17 X 21 1 EA. 5650-5661 • Teacher's School Supply $29.80 1 $29.80
CHARACTER EDUCATION LITERATURE KIT • Teacher's School Supply $96.97 1 $96.97
CHARACTER EDUCATION VARIETY PACK 12 BOOKS 1 EA. 3123-3134 • Teacher's School Supply $44.94 1 $44.94
CHARACTER EDUCATION GR. K-3 • Teacher's School Supply $16.19 1 $16.19

Materials cost

$214.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.46

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$258.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.63

Total project goal

$314.63

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $314.63

11 Donors

-$294.71

Donations toward project cost

-$258.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.92

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 $0.00

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