Help me give my students tolerance, resilience, motivation, appreciation of self and global community.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Brown's classroom raised $539
This project is fully funded
My Students
I have the most amazing students! My children are bright, but are at times unmotivated due to issues unrelated to academics. Many have both social, emotional and physical challenges. A number of them also suffer from health issues that sometime keep them out of school for extended periods of time. However, even with all of these outside challenges, it never stops my goals of helping them succeed in the classroom.
The issues that these children face is compounded in a manner that has a negative effect on their academic life.
They often carry the socio-economic burden of their parent or guardian. A place to call home is not always stable for my children. Our school has a high population of students living in shelters. The school is considered a Title I school with 100% free breakfast and lunch. One request that the students made while we were establishing classroom norms, was that they wished for their classroom to feel like a home. My desire is to create a safe environment, where my children feel nurtured and comfortable to learn.
My Project
The material in this project will help my children learn about the economic, social, emotional experience of other individuals their age. These books will also provide my students with inspiration through literature. Some resonating experiences and feeling with the characters in the chosen books. Though discussions about the characters and theme (as well as other literary elements, my readers will be enabled to develop a sense of empathy, friendship, kindness, courage, as well as build resilience; Understanding that everyone one has a need to feel a sense of belonging and safety.
The material chosen shows that people from different backgrounds, abilities and culture all share aspirations for self betterment.
In life there is always a cycle of struggle and triumph. My class will be exposed to the fact that when we apply the correct tools and accessing the appropriate resource can enable one to be victorious. These resources and tools are not just physical but psycho- emotional as well.
More than three‑quarters of 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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