I work in an inner-city school where most of my students come from low-income households. The neighborhoods where my students are from surround them with poverty and still my students come to school ready to learn. Their little minds are still full of wonder and curiosity and want to explore as much as possible.
My students are creative, thoughtful, and full of questions!
They absolutely love hands-on, active, engaging projects, and challenges that allow them to think outside the box to find solutions! They come to school each day ready to try new things and take brave chances in order to grow both personally and academically.
My Project
My students need more diverse books! The curriculum we use in our school for reading is very cute but not very realistic. I want my students to be able to learn about all people from all different walks of life. This is not possible with our current reading library.
“Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective.”
This quote from Laurie Helgoe is exactly what I want my students to experience when reading books in our library.
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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Total project cost
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Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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Total project goal
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How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
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4 Donors
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Donations toward project cost
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