Imagine a scholar attending school for the past seven years and, when you ask them what they enjoy most about school, their reply is recess, lunch, or P.E. Fast forward three months into the school year, as you're transitioning to the bus lot for dismissal, that same scholar gives you the most sincere hug and states "Ms. McMillan, I love math!" Seeing the glimmer in their eyes when they've experience that "ah-ha" moment for the first time is the driving force behind why I continue to choose this profession.
I am a ninth year educator serving students within the Title I public school sector, in which I currently teach fifth grade math and science.
Although 95% of the students receive free lunch and live in impoverished neighborhoods, their determination and tenacity to rise above unfavorable circumstances is astonishing. Please consider helping my students continue their journey of success in the world of STEM by assisting me in the funding of educational materials and supplies.
My Project
I am requesting sponsorship to assist me in giving my scholars the experience of engineering in practice.
This sponsorship will deter the cost of admissions, as I will be taking sixty students to Carowind's Amusement Park for a day of robotics, mechanics, and engineering.
Scholars will be exposed to how the 3-Dimensional mechanisms built in class, translate to S.T.E.M in the 21st century.
This will be achieved through a kinesthetic learning experience, with hopes of inspiring them to gain more knowledge of how force, motion, gravity, inertia and acceleration all play a vital role in the operations of roller coasters.
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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