I teach middle level students who are learning English as a new language. The majority come from the Philippines, Southeast Asia, and the island nations of Micronesia. They need language support to be successful in their regular classes, as well as navigating their new environment.
I believe that language learners learn best through peer collaboration with hands-on, visual learning opportunities.
I aim to provide students with a lot of opportunities to interact with the core content they are learning. I also strongly believe in arts-integration as a powerful tool for learning.
My Project
My students have been reading a novel called Seedfolks about an inner city community garden that was started by a diverse group of people. It's a great book full of examples of people coming together, despite differences.
We began our own gardening project, inspired by our class novel Seedfolks, and we need some more materials.
We need seed starter trays, soil, and trowels to make sure our seeds have the best opportunity to grow. We also need raised beds so we can transplant the seedlings outside in order to grow in the warm Hawaiian sun.
These materials will add beneficial hands-on learning for my multilingual students, as well as add value to our entire campus. Perhaps our small garden will catch on, like the community garden did in Seedfolks. And we'll become the real "seedfolks", the ones who started it all.
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
AMERLIFE Raised Garden Bed 8x2 FT Wood Raised Garden Bed Kit Wooden Planting Bed Solid Wood for Vegetable Flower Herb Outdoor Lawn Yard Patio
• Amazon Business
$79.99
3
$239.97
The Hydroponic City FoxFarm Ocean Forest Potting Soil Mix Indoor Outdoor for Garden and Plants | Plant Fertilizer | 12 Quart + THCity Stake
• Amazon Business
$16.99
5
$84.95
Newflager Mini Colorful Metal Hand Shovel, Trowel Set Garden Tools for Flower Soil Planting Digging Transplanting - Ideal Gardening Gift for Kids (Pack of 5)
• Amazon Business
$16.99
2
$33.98
10 Packs Seed Starter Tray Seed Starter Kit (12 Cells per Tray) with Adjustable Humidity Dome and Base Greenhouse Grow Trays for Seeds Growing Starting
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Materials cost
$371.89
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$16.36
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.58
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$423.83
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$74.79
Total project goal
$498.62
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$498.62
4 Donors
-$339.42
Donations toward project cost
-$288.52
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$50.90
match offer
-$159.20
Match offer toward project cost
-$135.32
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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