Help me give my students new diverse and relevant books to read as well as new comfortable and fun chairs to sit in and a lamp to read by.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Zwirn's classroom raised $665
This project is fully funded
My Students
My junior-senior Criminal Justice and Psychology and Humanities class are unique in that my students regularly experience a blend of their core subject matter with the power of creativity, inquiry, and self-expression. Our small learning community is active and engaged and in need of some help!
While our school is a small art and sciences academy (about 500 9th through 12th graders), we are a public school that focuses on developing well-rounded young people who are strong in both their core academic studies as well as the arts.
Approximately 71% of our students receive free or reduced-rate lunch, and many young people who graduate from our school are the first in their families to go to college. Since we reformed our old public high school and opened our doors 10 years ago, we have acquired tremendous resources. Most of our success is due to our dedicated staff who is always put positive relationships with students first, followed by integrating core content with creativity and real-world problem-solving. Our students are bright, creative, and incredibly grateful for authentic experiences and materials when available.
My Project
These books will continue to enhance the print-rich classroom that I strive to create. My classroom library is a place that my students really enjoy and I want to ensure that there is a book for every student to identify with. Every student book that is placed in my library is treated with love and care, and they are thankful for the opportunities to read. All of these books have been chosen with my students in mind. Students will be able to choose books, which will help them continue to enjoy independent reading time. I am also slowly trying to offer students more comfortable chairs to sit in and our classroom is in desperate need of a new floor lamp. The lamp will help us avoid using the fluorescent lights.
With these new books and chairs, my students will be able to choose from a variety of books that will allow them to see themselves represented in literature as well as have the ability to sit somewhere comfortable to read in.
They will also be able to choose books that interest them. The best way to increase reading ability is to read more, and these books will continue to help my students grow stronger in reading. Of course we need a new book shelf where we will store all these new books. My students already have shown an astonishing interest in independent reading, and this project will only help enrich their experiences with the printed word.
More than half 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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