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Mr. Woods from Summerville SC is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Professional development

Lions, Tigers, & Bears: China, Africa, & the Middle East!

I need your help, please, with lodging in pricey D.C. when I attend a seminar at the Center for Arab Studies.

  • $633 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I wish you could meet my students. They will amaze you with their tenacity. I call them all GATE which stands for "Great Attitude Towards Education" rather than the traditional "gifted and talented education."

Daily, I have the opportunities to show my students that possibilities are limitless as I encourage them to dream big and then, bigger.

Dreaming must not stop!

We are a history class which feels like theatre, choir, acting, modeling, oratory, and dance. We use so many modalities to push the boundaries of knowledge and to showcase their academic abilities. I love that my students realize that they are teachers, too.

My Project

As a 7th-grade world history teacher, I frequently discuss the ways in which China intersects with both Africa and the Middle East. My students continue to astound me with thought-provoking questions about the three regions. They leave me saying, "Oh my."

China is in the news daily.

Students are hungry for information about the region. The week-long seminar, at Georgetown University through the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, will give me daily opportunities to explore those "oh mys." Our state standards cover these three regions and I am excited about developing a fuller, more relevant curriculum for my inquisitive students as I receive top-notch lectures from professors and scholars.

Mr. Woods
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Component Company Total
Lodging Embassy Row Hotel $500.00

Trip cost

$500.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$537.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.85

Total project goal

$632.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$632.35

8 Donors

-$590.06

Donations toward project cost

-$531.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.51

match offer

-$7.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$5.95

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.29

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$0.00

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