Help me give my students ukuleles for challenging, tactile, non-virtual instruments to create music together!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. P.'s classroom raised $478
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
Our South Bronx school community thrives on the diverse strengths of our bright, young students. They come to us from households primarily at or below the poverty level. They often come to us as English language learners with families hailing from dozens of countries around the world.
Despite the challenges of their environments, our students come to us as enthusiastic, determined, and insatiably curious learners with a particular affinity for the arts.
Their time with me in the music program allows them to express themselves, explore their creativity, and build a supportive, cooperative community with their peers through pathways unique to the performing arts.
My Project
Music in the classroom looks and sounds so different this year due to COVID safety measures in our hybrid learning systems. Unfortunately, we are unable to engage in many of our students' favorite musical such as singing, locomotor movement, and sharing instruments.
Expanding our ukulele collection to provide one ukulele for every 4th grade student who attends school in our building this year will allow us to learn and perform music beyond what is otherwise possible in a distanced learning environment.
Our musicians will learn chords to play along to familiar songs and create their own original music, all while developing their fine motor skills and giving them a much-needed break from the virtual settings where the majority of their learning week takes place.
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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