My students will use the fabric ordered to create usable, functional items. The students self-select a sewing project ranging from a simple tote bag, quilts, stuffed animals, and garment construction. I have close to 180 students this year. My department is expanding, and we are adding a second FCS teacher. Between the two of us, we will have close to 180 students sewing throughout the upcoming school year.
The students want to learn to sew, so they elect to take my classes.
I teach in a high-poverty rural area adjacent to the Crow Indian Reservation in south-central Montana. Our school is 85-90% native students who come from highly impoverished households. Students do not have extra money to purchase materials for class projects. The Donors Choose Program helps to fund these projects. Our closest city is 50 miles away. After the JoAnn's fabric store closed, I lost my affordable source of fabric for school projects. Billings has Walmart, Michaels, and Hobby Lobby for fabric stores that students or teachers can afford. There are a couple of high-end quilting stores that have expensive material, but most of my students can not afford to shop in those stores.
Sewing demands a lot of technical skill. Students learn to operate sewing machines, measure accurately, cut fabric, and construct their project by reading patterns and following directions.
Over the years, students completing my classes have gone on to sew at home to help with their household incomes. Many sew their regalia for ceremonies, pow-wows, and special occasions. They also make and sell star quilts.
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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