"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery."
-Mark Van Doren
Our students are from a small, rural community in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Our community has a lower socioeconomic population, with state data showing 57% of the students being economically disadvantaged and 77% of the eligible students participating in free or reduced-price lunch programs, identifying it as a Title I school. Our attendance averages above 95% daily with only one day this past year below 90%. Our students are dedicated and enthusiastic learners. They react well to research-based instruction that incorporates techniques for teaching students with ADHD, cognitive impairments, autism, and many other personal learning differences. My goal is to purchase supplies allowing us to support academic and social situations and focus on individual living and life skills. When this project is funded, my students will be able to have additional resources that will allow them to thrive educationally and emotionally in an effort to meet each individual’s personal potential.
My Project
Fifty-seven percent of our student population receives free or reduced lunch. As part of our mission, our school "provides a safe environment to educate, challenge and inspire all students to be life-long responsible learners." We need to support families as well as our scholars. Student who come to school hungry find it difficult to concentrate. As a system, we want to reduce this occurrence by having snacks at school as well as being able to send nutritious snacks and meals home to families.
Your donation will help us "...provide a safe environment to...inspire all students to be life long responsible learners."
It is vital that we fill this need! Join us in helping our Eagles SOAR high!
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