My students need instructional books and the papers to start an origami corner in our Makerspace.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Mathews's classroom raised $219
This project is fully funded
My Students
Tucked away in an unincorporated township between two larger school districts is the River Forest Community School Corporation. It is a small, diverse, lower-middle class town with a proud heritage, and one that takes great pride in its schools. Because of our size and location, we regularly rank as one of the poorest school corporation in the state of Indiana.
Against all odds, the students of River Forest continuously exceed expectations and disprove the stereotypes.
The two elementary schools in the district are regularly awarded an "A" by the department of education. Our newly formed middle school has made great strides in our first year, with a goal of becoming an IMLEA School to Watch. Our students have more obstacles than most, but they continue to work hard and overcome them.
One of the goals in our middle school is to produce college and career ready students, with a particular focus on teamwork and community service. One of the ways we are addressing this is through the new Makerspace in the media center. The focus of the projects is to get supplies for various activities for the students to do in the Makerspace that encourage cooperation, creativity, and philanthropy.
My Project
Students will learn the basics of the Japanese art form of origami. This project provides several different instructional books and plenty of different origami papers to make it engaging and fun!
Like all other projects I do with this group, one of the main focuses will be the community service aspect.
Once our students become "experts" in one or two projects, we can partner with a local preschool and provide mentoring to the younger students. Also, once some students become more advanced, we can create more elaborate projects and displays and donate them to the local retirement/assisted living center. Introducing philanthropy in with fun lessons is a great way to teach students empathy and keep them community oriented.
More than half 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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