My students need to have the Alley Pond Environmental Center to visit our Pre-K classroom to share their Animals Alive program so my students can learn about different earthworms.
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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.
My Students
My students come from a struggling, high needs, urban neighborhood in New York City. Our school is a warm, nurturing environment, and the children enjoy coming to school. I am currently teaching 18 lovable preschoolers who are curious, funny, loving, and eager to learn. The parents of our students are working hard to make a better life for their families and desire a stellar education for their children.
My little ones are curious, imaginative, loving, creative, honest, and cute.
The community is diverse and considerably lower income. The children I teach are all eager to learn and are enthusiastic. My classroom is comprised of children who are learning English and also with children who have different abilities.
My Project
The culture of a childhood filled with time playing outdoors is gone, and the everyday lives of children have definitely shifted indoors. This is especially true in the city mainly because of "the culture of fear" in urban areas. That is why I try to expose my students to the natural world as much as can.
Media, visual images, written language, are all important, but so is the natural world.
Little by little, we are all becoming disconnected from the natural world and are becoming estranged from our natural origins.
Wouldn't it be great if you and I and others out there could help young children fall in love with Mother Nature? Most children I know have an instinctual devotion to animals and nature. Unfortunately, most children are gradually educated away from the deep connection to living things and the natural world. All children should be taught that the world is interconnected and that all living things are part of the great circle of life as we all heard in the movie, The Lion King. Many children today, especially in urban areas, have limited contact with animals, and they struggle to develop a sense of kinship with living things.
I am interested in having a nature-based program from Alley Pond Environmental Center visit my Pre-K classroom to conduct an interactive program so my students can learn about different earthworms. The children will use their five senses and be introduced to many different earthworms.
I am so excited when I can bring "nature" into the lives of the children in my care. I believe a love of nature will grow out of my students' regular contact with the natural world. Children are born with "nature" based instincts. Please consider funding our project.
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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