Have you ever walked into a school to see a bunch of kids willing to go the extra mile to achieve something, but lack the materials or experience to achieve the results? My students are socioeconomically disadvantaged, coming from all different backgrounds and different struggles of everyday life.
Although life may be tough for the majority of our students, it doesn't stop them from wanting to achieve the best all the time.
Due to our students being at a socioeconomically disadvantaged, it is extremely difficult for them to afford academic programs offered throughout the year to further that encourage students to succeed with their futures. Unfortunately, there are not many free academic programs offered that are held to the same caliber as tuition-based academic programs.
Our students persevere under any circumstances thrown at them. Day in and day out, our students are constantly working hard to achieve their very best in every class and activity they are involved in. Hard work is something that isn't lacking when you walk through the halls of our school and look into the classrooms. They are the most hardworking students that teachers could ever ask for.
My Project
Our school is trying to help send seven our our top 7th graders to Envision's Youth Leadership Explore STEM program at Villanova University this summer. We would like to try to raise as close to our goal as possible to help alleviate some of the total cost for our parents to afford. This program is career ready driven and is of high caliber, which is why we would like to send our students. These students have a high interest in Mathematics, Science, & Technology, so this program is perfect for them!
The amount of learning and growth that this program will allow for our students goes beyond the dollar sign.
This program will also allow our students to get hands-on training in how to apply STEM into simple projects to make them more advanced! In addition, this will help prepare our students to compete in a STEM competition as 8th graders this upcoming fall. Any donations are greatly appreciated!
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