Every Room Needs a Rug, Every Class Needs a Carpet
Help me give my students the classroom they deserve by making it a space they will be excited to come to and comfortable to learn in with a new set of rugs.
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 students are the inaugural second grade class at a newly established Art and Media Magnet program at one of LAUSD’s Title 1 schools. Together we will be building a community of scholars and artists. For the first time these students will be entering a classroom that actively utilizes the visual and performing arts to engage them in their lessons.
This is their chance to engage with art and technology like never before and they deserve a space designed to meet their needs and stimulate their imaginations.
As a new teacher my goal is to establish a classroom space that is engaging, adaptive, and comfortable so each of these students has a space that they are excited to come to everyday.
My Project
Do you remember how exciting it was to go to school the first day and seeing what your classroom looked like? The anticipation of finding your seat and gathering together on the rug for your first class meeting? Sadly, when I walked into my new classroom to set it up for the upcoming school year I learned that we didn’t have any rugs. So, where would we gather as a class? What would we do for morning meetings, math circles, or shared and independent reading time? Well, that’s where your donations can help.
By donating to this project you are helping establish our new learning community; you are providing comfort and creating a space for us to gather as a class and for students to work independently.
I selected the first rug because of its calm color palate, it’s size (which is big enough for our whole class to meet on), and because the squares help students recognize and respect their classmates’ personal space. The second rug is ideal for our new reading area where students will meet with their book groups and where they can choose to go for independent reading time. Together these rugs will help support the flexible learning environment I am striving to establish and will create a space that my students will find inviting as they enter the new school year. But, because I can’t do this on my own, I am hoping that you can help make this new classroom space a reality. Thank you so much!
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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