My students need two telescopes in order to have a firsthand observation of space.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Arriaga's classroom raised $1,070
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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.
I am a ninth-grade earth science teacher in a low-income charter school in Los Angeles.
Being part of a school where last year we had to hold classes in an old motel because of building issues, we are faced with students who do not get many firsthand opportunities other than textbooks. Supplies are very limited. Even when we have the funds to buy certain materials, it often takes eight months before we are able to get them.
Resources are crucial to every student's learning experience. When students are able to learn kinesthetically, they are more involved and willing to learn. By being able to obtain some telescopes for students to use, I will be able to have a small field trip up in our basketball court and have students look up into the sky with the telescopes and observe what is out in space.
With the help I will be getting, my students will have an opportunity that not many students in this low-income part of Los Angeles will have. Not only will I use these telescopes, but I will share them with other teachers around the area.
More than three‑quarters 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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