My students need lots and lots of different colors and sizes of origami paper to fold 1000 cranes.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Hiroto's classroom raised $719
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 school's population is made up of mainly low socioeconomic Hispanic students from East Los Angeles. A majority of the students are enrolled in the Federal Lunch Program.
Many of my 3rd grade students are English Language Learners with limited economic resources, but their curiosity and enthusiasm for life and learning is boundless.
They are all beautiful children with hopes and dreams that they honestly feel they can achieve. My goal, as their teacher, is to make sure each and every one of them has that opportunity to achieve.
My Project
My students will first read the novel Sadako and the Thousand Cranes. It is a poignant story about a Japanese girl's struggles with leukemia caused by exposure to the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
At the site of the bomb in Peace Park, there is a statue dedicated to Sadako and all the children that died from the atomic bomb.
Children from all over the world fold one thousand origami cranes and send them there to be laid at the base of this statue.
I hope my class will be touched by this story and will also be inspired to fold one thousand cranes in honor of Sadako and her struggles. In fact, I plan to pair up my students in teams of two and have each team fold one thousand cranes. I have will have ten pairs making one thousand cranes each. This will produce ten thousand cranes that we will be able to send to Hiroshima! Obviously, my students will need a large amount of special origami paper. After folding all these cranes, I am hoping my students, with their newly developed talent, will be able to teach fellow students in their school how to fold these wonderful origami cranes and pass on the amazing story of Sadako.
Supporting my project will not only provide my class with a great lesson in art (origami) and empathy, but this will also be a huge step towards introducing my students and their school to a whole new culture.
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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