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
My school is a special place because it is one of the most diverse schools in the Houston Independent School District. Our school mission revolves around accepting diversity! We have used sports to connect our students and have committed to being a healthy campus. In recent months, we have been challenged as a school and community, due to the budget crisis. Although we have been able to use creativity in our curriculum we are in desperate need of teaching resources.
The low-income students we have at our school have many challenges outside of school, that makes the chance for an equal opportunity even more of a vital necessity.
We are now in a scramble to find equipment that intrigues kids to stay healthy! Accommodating our large number of students has become even more of an untouchable situation because of our lack of resources. Through this tough situation we have stuck together and managed to create a limited learning environment, but need the community's help!
My Project
During the financial budget crisis, I started noticing the disappearing eagerness to learn because of the lack of resources. The fact is that these students have daily challenges many of us won't understand, that they go home to daily. These students also are used to having the bare minimum, instead of quality learning resources. My goals are to start 2020 off with a positive vision for the students to focus on a vision of equality! I want to provide both girls and boys basketball equipment for each P.E. class to use during our long basketball lessons in the Spring.
Providing new basketball equipment and basketballs will give these students an interesting path for developing knowledge about the game of basketball.
The quality equipment will allow these kids to experience, and open their eyes to new knowledge. I have to provide these students with new and exciting ways to exercise in order to give them a fresh feeling for the future! The equipment I chose will allow the kids to do several unique new experiences in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. These goals will transition over to success in the classroom. During these tough times, there is no doubt that support and the sense of equality will get these less fortunate students back on their way to being successful!
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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