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
We are half poverty, high need population in northern California. Our school has no extra funds; we are without many things. Kindergarten is a time to explore and realize who you are who you would want to be and to feel safe. Unfortunately, almost 40% or more of my students are without many supplies.
As a teacher there is so much I can do, and there is nothing at times I can do.
This is why we need your help. These children are so thankful, so wonderful and all they need is someone to believe in them. Therapeutic play can serve in individual growth purposes. In childhood, therapeutic play serves both social and personal function. Children who have had traumatic experiences can work out their demons encountered by their childhood experience as well as many challenges and anticipations of the future. My students come from a variety of backgrounds and countries. I am so lucky be their teacher.
My Project
Our learners will benefit from four field trips to Mission Science Center where they will have one hour themed lessons and thirty minutes of free exploration.
When children have the opportunity to explore with hands on activities, their excitement for scientific inquiry grows into a lifelong passion.
Teachers can choose from a variety of themed lessons, such as bone discovery, animal teeth, animal habitats, among many others. Children explore many materials and even get to hold live animals.
Our school has been sending students to Mission Science Center, on and off, for over 20 years. Our school budget isn't able to provide this important program so we are asking the larger community through Donors Choose!
More than a third 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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