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Ms. deOlazo from Arlington, VA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Survivors to Thrivers! Building SEL and Habits of Mind

Help me give my students an online web resource, WonderGrove Learn, to help develop strong social/emotional skills and Habits of Mind strategies.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. deOlazo's classroom raised $824

This project is fully funded

My Students

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a HABIT." ~ Will Durant. We are a Title I school in Virginia with 680+ students in Pre-K through 5th grade. Our school is beautifully diverse with a transient population, brimming with eager and deserving students who are working hard to reconnect as we establish safe and warm environments for learning. Our students are resilient, despite many barriers, and strive daily to find connections as peers and to develop habits that will propel them in their relationships and learning.

Through the generosity of donors on this site, the integration of WonderGrove Learn web-based videos and resources will enhance our students' school experience, eliminating economic barriers and allowing all children access to social/emotional skills and Habits of Mind strategies to be successful in life and learning.

My Project

WonderGrove Learn digital resources and videos will help to develop a sense of community, self-care, and self-advocacy among our students, PK-5. Each video emphasizes one of sixteen Habits of Mind that promotes problem-solving and life-related skills necessary for effectively operating in school and society. Habits of Mind are dispositions that are skillfully and mindfully employed by characteristically intelligent, successful people when they are confronted with problems. Students will learn strategies and tools to navigate real-life situations and problems by equipping them with awareness, thought, and intentionally practiced strategies for gaining positive outcomes. Habits of Mind include Persisting, Managing Impulsivity, Listening with Understanding and Empathy, Thinking Flexibly, Thinking About Your Thinking, Striving for Accuracy, Questioning and Problem Posing, Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations, Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision, Gathering Data through All Senses, Creating, Imagining and Innovating, Responding with Wonderment and Awe, Taking Responsible Risks, Finding Humor, Thinking Interdependently and Remaining Open to Continuous Learning. By offering these resources across the school, we are building a common language and common expectations for positive, productive behavior and learning as a caring and responsive community. Please help our worthy students get the SEL and academic support they need!

Ms. deOlazo Abingdon Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

680 students impacted 17donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Habits of Mind Instructional Animations, K-3 • WonderGrove Learn $110.00 4 $440.00
Habits of Mind Instructional Animations, 4-6 subscriptions • WonderGrove Learn $110.00 2 $220.00

Materials cost

$660.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$699.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$123.51

Total project goal

$823.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $823.41

14 Donors

-$801.06

Donations toward project cost

-$699.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$101.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.35

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