Our school serves school students grades 7 through 12 and is located one block from City Hall. Students live in many areas of the city. For the most at-risk students, those with habitual truancy, significant behavior issues, and histories of suspension and expulsion, the goal is to change behavior so that these students will stay in school and earn enough credits to graduate.
This year we are creating a series of classes for "life skills" where students can choose projects & activities that include history, science, literacy and art! Grant writing helps students be clear in the descriptions of what they want, how they will be leaders & why the class needs this couch.
Our students enjoy working together as a team & they practice a lot to improve their skills. Jason asked me if he could write a grant to get new basketballs. He was eager to write this grant & knew the specific equipment that the team needed. As a leader, Jason has taken action to solve the problem of his team!
In Their Own Words
We need basketballs because we have a team but the balls we have are really old! There are nine players on our team. We try to practice every day even if there is a little rain! We play against other continuation schools in the city but our basketballs are too old to play with!
Jason: I will help organize the basketball equipment for the team. I will make sure that everything is used & taken care of. We will store the basketballs in the counselor's office so they won't get lost or ruined. I will make sure each team member has his socks and sleeve ready to play.
We want to play against the other continuation high school in our city. We know we are the best but right now we can't practice very well because our basketballs are old & have no grip! When we get new basketballs we will practice everyday & be the best team ever!
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