Help me give my students the opportunity to participate in therapeutic art activities to be present and practice mindfulness that serves as a coping skill for emotional management. We present these activities during lunchtime 2-3 times a month.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mares's classroom raised $1,007
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
Our students are an amazing group of at-promise students who are true survivors of the pandemic. They consist primarily of resilient students from low socio economic background living in an impoverished neighborhood. Food and housing insecurity is a norm, yet they show up to school, because school is their safe place to learn and connect with peers. Many of our students are either immigrants from other countries like Mexico or El Salvador or are sons and daughters of immigrant parents. They are a humble of group of students who understand that life does not come easy. I am always honored each and every day that I get to work these amazing students who preserve despite the odds.
My Project
As a school counselor here at Hug High School, we have pioneered monthly lunchtime activities that align and promote Social and Emotional Learning. 2-3 times a month the counselors are out during lunchtime promoting skills and awareness surrounding mental health. We like to include creative quick, fun, and hands on activities as well as give-aways for students that tie into emotional management. For example, while teaching coping skills, we may promote several different skills, and then give out coloring pages with coloring pencils to students. If students show us a colored page that is completed in the next week, then they get in a drawing for a prize. For January, my idea is to do goal setting with the students. The metal art making sets and key chains are for the students to choose one word as a affirmation that they want to carry with them through out the 2022 school year. For example a student might choose, focus, kindness, or strength. They have the opportunity to stamp their chosen word on the key chain or dog tag and keep it with them as reminder of their affirmation. Another activity that I want to do this year involving the model magic is creating heart models and figurines for the month of February to promote connection and social support. I also use the model magic as stress relief clay for students that are having a hard time and need something tactile to ground themselves.
The standards used are: Self Management standards for HS Health:
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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Materials cost
$755.10
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$59.28
3rd party payment processing fee
$11.33
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$855.71
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$151.01
Total project goal
$1,006.72
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,006.72
2 Donors
-$1,003.79
Donations toward project cost
-$855.71
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