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Mr. Thomas from Philadelphia, PA is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Nurturing A Garden of Young Minds- He Named Me Malala

My students need to get tickets to see the movie He Named Me Malala, at a local movie theater. We also need three buses to transport the students to the movie theater.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Thomas's classroom raised $4,872

This project is fully funded

My Students

My class starts with a special object I show the class. I ask students to write down or discuss the meaning and use of the object. This object will be connected to today's activity. Other days, students will come into the room with music/sound effects, odors or decorations to represent the story.

My students come from an area full of daily challenges including hunger, poverty, crime and lack of familial structure.

They need to experience the world though technology, media and other forms of communication. Many are not able to leave their local communities, so their experiences with today's global society are limited. They must rely on the school environment to satisfy their limitless intellectual curiosity, which must be nourished through meaningful academic activities. We have limited resources at our school, and students want to know more about their surrounding world. They must make connections to this world to be competitive in today's institutions of higher learning and the business world. The challenges to be surmounted here are enormous, but students can accomplish much when the teachers work together to develop cross-curricular activities. All the community stakeholders, parents, community leaders, teachers, students and others must invest in these students every day.

My Project

The project, "Walking In Her Shoes-He Called Me Malala", will be implemented before seeing the documentary about the young lady's life. Each group of students will be given a pair of shoes to represent Malala. These shoes will be traditional slippers or sandals worn in Pakistan. A shoebox of objects related to Malala will be given to each group. Objects will include food items, a replica of the Nobel Prize, excerpts from the Koran, a bullet, excerpts from her life story and a map of Pakistan. First, students will make guesses about her life using objects. Each day, students will focus on one aspect of her life. Social studies students will review the geography of her country, the social status of women, history of the country and religious aspects of the society there. Math students will calculate algebraic equations involving map skills and percentages based upon the classes of people there. English students will write a compare/contrast essay connecting their lives to Malala's life.

The donations to see the movie will allow us to have a culminating activity related to Malala's life.

This trip, to see the documentary about Malala, will inspire our students to surmount difficult odds in order to become a success and hero to others in their own community. Our students must take responsibility for their own lives and their education to meet goals and objectives within the school community. Every experience will enrich their lives to reach positive outcomes every day.

Mr. Thomas Bartram High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

150 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Component Company Total
Activity CICERO $4,050.00

Trip cost

$4,050.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$60.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$4,140.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$730.72

Total project goal

$4,871.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $4,871.47

1 Donor

-$4,140.75

Donations toward project cost

-$4,140.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$730.72

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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