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Ms. Sims from Evanston, IL is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Sims's classroom raised $2,418

Young Artists Breathe For Change!

I need financial assistance for a 200-hour yoga teacher training, so that I can bring social-emotional learning practices, wellness, and yoga to my art classroom.

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Ms. Sims Lincoln Elementary School
Evanston, IL Grades 3-5

My Students

My students are resilient and creative! Our public neighborhood elementary school is incredibly diverse, located in Evanston, Illinois. Our students left for spring break 2020 and didn’t return to school for another 18 months due to COVID-19. Despite the many challenges students faced, they showed up to virtual art classes everyday, eager to learn and connect with their peers through creative expression. This school year, my students have shifted to in-person learning and I am experiencing more than ever how the pandemic and trauma has and continues to impact my students in the classroom, as well as their daily lives outside of school. Considering everything my students have gone through, I feel an increased sense of urgency to learn social-emotional and trauma-informed learning strategies that will help me create a safe learning environment.

My Project

This project will help cover the cost of the Breathe For Change comprehensive training program. It is designed for educators to build skills used to facilitate wellness and social-emotional learning in the classroom, as well as teach inclusive and trauma-informed yoga classes to young people. I have my undergraduate degree in General Elementary Education and a Masters Degree in Art Education. Despite my professional experiences and masters degree, I have never received any formal training in Social Emotional Learning and I am seeking to fill this hole in my professional development to better serve my diverse students. As the Visual Arts Teacher and Restorative Practice Lead at my school, this training will help me build on our school's existing programs and integrate principals and practices that are proactive and build healthy classroom communities and learning environments.

This professional development will feed my passion and empower me to be present with my students and strategically design a safe, healthy, and inclusive space where young artists can be their whole selves and discover how to use artistic expression, yoga, and mindfulness as a vehicle for healing and learning.

Upon completing the Breathe for Change course, I will become certified as a Social-Emotional Learning Facilitator (SEL*F) and earn a nationally recognized RYT-200 yoga teacher certification. Because I teach all the students at my school, Kindergarten through 5th Grade, I will have the unique opportunity to share my new skills with the entire student body, incorporate social-emotional and wellness supports in my daily art class routines and classroom culture, and facilitate workshops to share resources with other educators.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

500 students impacted 16 donors
Ms. Sims Lincoln Elementary School Grades 3-5

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More than a third 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

500 students impacted 16donors

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Component Company Total
Activity Breathe For Change $1,995.00

Trip cost

$1,995.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$29.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,054.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$362.63

Total project goal

$2,417.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,417.55

14 Donors

-$1,357.90

Donations toward project cost

-$1,171.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$186.89

match offer

-$1,039.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$883.91

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$155.98

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.76

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 $0.00

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