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 students are a curious, innovative, and diverse group of high schoolers. The students in my school are very focused throughout the day on core classes and technology integration. When they are in my Family and Consumer Sciences class, students learn new skills often outside their wheelhouse, such as cooking, childcare, and fashion design/sewing. These students love to learn new things, explore unique careers, and develop skills they will use in their everyday adult life. Family and Consumer Sciences is a popular elective class in our school!
My Project
One of the classes I teach is a design class focusing on interior and fashion design. Students love learning the elements of design and applying them to "wearable art" and making paper designs on dress forms. By adding sewing machines to our classroom, students will be able to expand their skill-set and learn more about production.
Offering a class like this gives students a more well-rounded and broader perspective and skill set for life.
I have taught a similar class at my previous school that was very popular and I would love for my new students to have the same experience and opportunities.
Besides learning about careers in the fashion and design world, students will also use these machines to complete service projects such as sewing baby blankets delivered to a local NICU and sewing dresses for girls in other countries.
More than half of 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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