A neighborhood elementary school, our school provides students a high-quality education that emphasizes 21st-century skills and prepares students to be real-world leaders and innovators. Designated a welcoming school in a community hit particularly hard by the nation's largest school closing six years ago, we are a fixture in the community with families attending the school for generations and regularly volunteering at the school. We are a hub for parent and family resources, hosting many Parent University events, from resume writing to college tours.
Our staff is committed to equity, ensuring that, although nearly all of our students are low income, they have access to as many resources and opportunities as possible.
We have a nationally competitive chess team that recently placed fourth in the nation, a vibrant arts education program, hands-on STEM projects at every grade level, leadership programming such as our student voice committee and bully-blockers program, cultural trips that take students all over the country, and school-wide social-emotional lessons integrated into the curriculum. It is through the extraordinary efforts and fundraising of staff, parents, and the community that these initiatives are possible, despite budget constraints.
My Project
Chicago Public Schools is back in session and our students are learning exclusively online due to COVID-19. We have worked hard to provide every student with a device, internet access, and basic school supplies. Our school serves many families who do not have what their children need to have an optimal learning environment at home.
Chromebooks are not enough for high-quality education; students need manipulatives and other materials to help them fully engage with the curriculum.
This is true of all students but especially students with disabilities, who rely on their teachers' creative educational techniques to help them fully access academic lessons. In the classroom, we provide the materials to make this happen. Unfortunately, we don't have control over the materials that students have available to them at home.
These books, manipulatives, activities, and related materials will be given to students so that they can better replicate the full experience of school while learning from home. These resources specifically focus on allowing our younger learners to practice their literacy skills through engaging books, dry erase lapboards, letter tiles, interactive reading apps, and activities. They will use them daily during lessons that practice sight words, do community-building activities that simultaneously require literacy skills, work on their phonemic awareness, and more!
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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Materials cost
$463.88
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.96
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$500.84
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$88.38
Total project goal
$589.22
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$589.22
1 Donor
-$294.61
Donations toward project cost
-$250.42
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$44.19
match offer
-$294.61
Match offer toward project cost
-$250.42
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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