Help me give my students high quality children's books to promote literacy development.
FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Wellbrock's classroom raised $662
This project is fully funded
My Students
We are a Title I school with a diverse population of students coming from all five boroughs of New York City.
The children in our classrooms are a mix of deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing children (most with deaf parents).
Classroom instruction occurs in both American Sign Language and spoken/written English, with two classroom teachers. We are a dual-language school dedicated to bridging the deaf and hearing communities.
My Project
As a life-long patron of the arts, I value the contribution of arts-based education to the social and emotional development of young children. Combining the arts with children's literature is a journey I have been traveling my whole life. Now, I have found a beautiful way to combine my interests.
This project was created to purchase books for my Broadway Books First Class program, which invites Broadway performers into the classroom to read children's books and share stories about life in the theater.
The book for this guest artist visit is called IT FELL FROM THE SKY by The Fan Brothers. It is about a mysterious object that falls from the sky on a Thursday. None of the insects know where it came from, or what it is. Some say it’s an egg. Others, a gumdrop. But whatever it is, it fell near Spider’s house, so he’s convinced it belongs to him.
Spider builds a wondrous display so that insects from far and wide can come look at the marvel. Spider has their best interests at heart. So what if he has to charge a small fee? So what if the lines are long? So what if no one can even see the wonder anymore? But what will Spider do after everyone stops showing up?
This book will be read by Director and and Founder of Gingold Theatrical Group, David Staller.
The children's books read by the performers in my program serve as a bridge between home and school. I have witnessed an increase in motivation to read when children bring home an autographed copy of the book to enjoy again and again. Thank you to all of you for supporting this project.
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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