My students need two netbooks to complete environmental service learning projects so that Earth Day can be Every Day!
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Fogel's classroom raised $772
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
The neighborhood my school is located in is one of the worst environmental locations with substantial asthma rates, polluted brownfields, heavy amounts of particulate pollution, and litter. So I have been working with our students to build an environmental law advocacy program.
Our school is a low income, Title I public school in New York.
Half our students are Hispanic American and half are African American. The vast majority of our students are eligible for free lunch. Our school is located on the same block as a jail where everyday inmates are arriving and departing on buses with bars instead of windows. Our students walk past families waiting on the sidewalks for loved ones being released. On the other side of the block is the local criminal, civil, and family courts. Everyday students walk past the long lines of litigants, defendants, lawyers, court officers, court staff, and judges. Our students are incredible and have overcome many obstacles. I coach a national award winning debate team, and now we are building a community service club devoted to issues like the environment. We are planning a series of environment projects starting on Earth Day.
My Project
With computers we can reach the world by not confining ourselves to a classroom. First, students will research environmental issues that they are passionate about such as global warming, animal rights, homelessness, recycling, etc. Second, they will research local environmental organizations that they can volunteer with such as food banks, shelters, hospitals, parks, zoos, community gardens, etc. Third, students will contact and set up volunteer projects with these organizations. Fourth, they will take their laptops to record their volunteer experience. They will videotape, photograph, interview staff and clients of the organization, and write about their experience. Fifth, back in the classroom, they will edit and publish their videos, photographs, and service diaries on their computers. Sixth, they will present their work to students and parents during monthly service day celebrations at our school.
It's a tragedy that in the era of standardized testing that environmental education is not a priority.
We want to change this. We want Earth Day to be Every Day! And that is why we founded the Justice Club. We want to create a permanent program to make a difference. We hope through Donors Choose we can obtain the technological means to make a difference. A difference for our students. A difference for our school. A difference for our community. A difference for our environment and planet.
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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