Help me give my students a flexible seating options, posters on building a strong reading lifestyle, and a beautiful classroom library filled with highly acclaimed multicultural children's books.
FULLY FUNDED! Mx. Sofia's classroom raised $517
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.
My Students
Our wonderful school is full of engaged multicultural, multilingual students and teachers, and sits at the heart of a historically Black and Latin neighborhood in the city. The student body is made up of 40% Latin, 35% Black/African-American, and 20% Pacific Islander students, and over 90% of our students qualify for free lunch.
As a mixed-race person preparing for my first year teaching in the district, I need to set up my culturally diverse students for success and create a classroom environment that is safe and supportive.
Our students need a place to come to every day that is designed to build a sense of community and foster many types of learning.
My Project
These materials will help me create the classroom library my students deserve, with well-loved books representing a wide variety of cultures including their own. Currently only 55% of our students are meeting or exceeding state standards for language arts and literacy, but creating a reading lifestyle through books, posters, and activities will help bring all students to better at-level reading.
Building students' independent reading skills with a strong classroom library will become the foundation for a lifetime filled with reading and research.
With critically acclaimed books featuring characters who look like them and characters who don't, my students will learn how to become stronger and more empathetic readers and human beings. With comfortable seating that encourages a flexible learning environment, students will be able to find themselves a nice nook to read these books in and feel comfortable and safe, even when they don't have that luxury in their own homes. Through this classroom library, these students will gain the skills to read critically and thoughtfully in English and in Spanish, preparing them for a lifetime of learning.
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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