Help me give my students a school bag to transport their personal items to and from school daily after Hurricane Ida.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Burke's classroom raised $1,190
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
My students are some of the smartest, sweetest students you would ever want to meet. They attend a Title I school on the Westbank of Jefferson Parish, which is just a 15-minute drive from New Orleans. The school I teach at is a Dual Language Immersion school, which creates the opportunity for both native Spanish and native English speakers to become bilingual while they learn.
The students at Boudreaux Elementary are some of the most self-motivated learners I've had the honor to work with in my career.
Students show up eager to learn daily. They ask plenty of questions and get really excited when we are learning a new concept in class.
My Project
After the devastation to the region by Hurricane Ida on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, students are left in similar situations. Students had damage to their school and their homes. As an adult in a similar situation, my sense of safety and security is shaken. To be EIGHT years old and experiencing the same trauma leaves me wanting to do everything I can to restore some normalcy in their little lives.
By providing students with a school bag, they will be able to reclaim some normalcy and have something that belongs to them to store items that mean the most.
I know it isn't much, but it is a necessity to help students feel like they have some control over their lives and their belongings.
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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