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Ms. Hoop from Poughkeepsie, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Self Care and Political Engagement

Help me give my students materials to inspire self care, mindfulness and foster mental health.

  • $696 goal

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My Students

Our students are diverse, energetic and resilient. In our school, the total minority enrollment is 91%, and 64% of students are economically disadvantaged. I teach the ENL and Special Education English classes in the 11th and 12th grade.

Many of our students work after school, considered essential workers during the pandemic, and some became essential earners in their households.

In our ELA classes, we try to include materials that supplement and spark conversations that are directly related to our lives. We strive to make connections between the past to the present and include current events weekly. We talk about disparities in wealth, taxes, minimum wage, poverty lines and the role generational wealth takes in social mobility. We also acknowledge that self care is resistance and leads to political action; you have to take care of yourself to be an active , engaged citizen.

My Project

We read/discuss/write using our essential questions in our American Literature course as an anchor: How does law and policy shape access to the American Dream? How do different groups- immigrants/Native Americans/African Americans- experience access to the American Dream? How does historical trauma impact groups in present day America?

From the first week of school, we noted a shift in the first project in student responses being overwhelmingly angry, sad, even apathetic.

The prompt was to write the "My America Is" poem: what does America mean to you? From these poems we knew we had to address the intense feelings we are having about the pandemic, race and class in America in order to funnel that energy into action. We have to teach our students that it is OK to feel that way, and that self care can turn into political action. Stress, anxiety, depression, anger, fear are all very real, but we cannot let these feelings drive us , or let them take us over, in order to act for change.

Ms. Hoop
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Depression Workbook for Teens: Tools to Improve Your Mood, Build Self-Esteem, and Stay Motivated • Amazon Business $16.19 5 $80.95
The Self-Love Workbook for Teens: A Transformative Guide to Boost Self-Esteem, Build a Healthy Mindset, and Embrace Your True Self (Self-Love Books) • Amazon Business $15.95 5 $79.75
Just As You Are: A Teen’s Guide to Self-Acceptance and Lasting Self-Esteem (The Instant Help Solutions Series) • Amazon Business $14.99 5 $74.95
BoysThe Man Talk A ‘Rites of Passage’: 101 Life Lessons to Save Black Boys (Wisdom from the Hood) • Amazon Business $12.95 5 $64.75
31-Day Affirmations for African American Boys • Amazon Business $11.99 5 $59.95
Piecing Me Together • Amazon Business $9.89 5 $49.45
The Teen Girl's Anxiety Survival Guide: Ten Ways to Conquer Anxiety and Feel Your Best (The Instant Help Solutions Series) • Amazon Business $16.19 3 $48.57
Badass Black Girl: Quotes, Questions, and Affirmations for Teens (Gift for teenage girl) • Amazon Business $12.21 3 $36.63
Mindfulness Therapy Games: Social Skills Game That Teaches Mindfulness for Kids, Teens and Adults Effective for Self Care, Communication Skills 40 Cards for Play Therapy • Amazon Business $14.94 2 $29.88
Empowering Questions Cards - 52 Cards for Mindfulness & Meditation, Writing, or Any Other Process You Choose - The Original Deck • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98

Materials cost

$552.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$591.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.32

Total project goal

$695.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $695.47

1 Donor

-$347.74

Donations toward project cost

-$295.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.16

match offer

-$347.73

Match offer toward project cost

-$295.57

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.16

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 $0.00

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