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 love science! They want to explore, investigate, experiment and invent, but they lack the financial resources at home and at school that provide beyond the basics.
Experiences, motivation, knowledge and resources are VERY important for my students to break the cycle of poverty that is in their community.
My students and their families want them to do well in school, they just need opportunities. Help my students become a future biologist, or inventor, or engineer, or agriculturalist or whatever other career that interests them!
My diverse students are multilingual--English, Spanish, Mam, Qanjobal--and most come from working-class families. Many live with single parents, guardians, grandparents or multi-household families. Regardless, their families say they want their kids to do better than they did.
My Project
It rains from October to May in our area so staying dry is a challenge for my 2nd graders. Even though rain jackets are a must, most of my students can't afford them and usually wear cotton sweatshirts instead.
Help my students wear the right gear so they stay dry and can participate in walking field trips and outdoor science activities.
Right now they wear cotton sweatshirts that get soaked and they spend the rest of the day in wet clothes.
If funded, I will be able to loan these Columbia waterproof jackets to my students so we can take walking trips such as to the library, the post office and the park. We'll also be able to do outdoor science activities or visit the school garden, rain or shine. Please help fund these jackets for my students so they understand what Alfred Wainwright meant by, "There's no such thing as bad weather, just unsuitable clothing."
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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