Help me give my students a safe way to learn the beginning skills of volleyball. These Soft Play volleyballs are easier on the hands and arms of players just learning the game.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Rook's classroom raised $196
This project is fully funded
My Students
My students, in this low-income/high poverty inner city school district, live in an area where drugs, gangs, and unemployment run rampant. My classroom is full of a large group of diverse students, with varying interests. My classes are a group of amazing students that come from a variety of cultural backgrounds yet receive free lunch. They are learning to find balance between school, family obligations, and work.
My students are imaginative, adept, and curious.
This is because they are looking for simple joy in their lives. Finding activities they are excited about can be a challenge. However, I find that they are willing to try anything. My goal is to captivate them with fun and positive activities that can be remembered and used for the rest of their lives.
My Project
Many of the students, at my school, are simply not athletic. They tend to shy away from physical activities, especially those that include balls flying towards their faces! Volleyball is one of those activities because, #1: balls do come toward them; and #2; they tend to swing at the ball which hurts their arms and hands. Having the Soft Play volleyballs will definitely help minimize any pain students might acquire while learning the basic skills of the game. This will help them begin to enjoy the sport since it should not hurt them so much! Even for those skilled players, the Soft Touch volleyballs will help them slow down and work to perfect their skills as they play with their classmates.
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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