Help me give my students dumbbells to strength train for their upcoming sports seasons.
$359 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! 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.
Our students are a full spectrum with a diverse campus in race, culture, socioeconomic status, and interests. Our campus serves approximately 635 students, grades 7th thru 8th and between the ages of 12 to 14. Ethnically our students are approximately 87% minorities with 45% being Latin American, 26% African American, and 13% Asian and Pacific Islander. 25% of our students are currently English Language Learners.
We have 10% of our population receiving services from our Special Education department.
We have students coming from all over the district including many who are also English Language Learners. Our students come from a variety of cultures and socio-economic levels which means that most students have limited access to technology at home.
My Project
Our school has a coed flag football team, coed volleyball team, both girls & boys basketball team, and both girls & boys soccer team. All of our student-athletes look forward to playing and representing our school. It is important we develop their interests in sports and as athletes as they move past middle school sports. The dumbbells will give them an intro in strength training while preparing them for their upcoming seasons. It will expectations of need preparation off the field.
Practice and performance start preparation.
Dumbbells will help with strength training while developing and following a training program. Playing sports is not just about practice and playing the game, it's the work before reaching the field that prepares players for the field. The dumbbells will help our students get a feel of what is in store for them as they take sports beyond today.
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