Past projects 5
Affirming Books for a Culturally Diverse Library!
Funded Aug 14, 2023Thank you all so much for your contributions to my classroom this year! The affirming books and mindfulness materials you've helped me to provide have already stimulated my students' growth in tangible ways! While 3rd graders have been creating choreography based on the storylines of the books they have read, students as young as Kindergarten have created art in the culturally representative coloring books and reflected on their feelings using the Emotional Check-In white boards.
The looks on my students' faces when they stepped into the newly stocked dance studio this year were unforgettable. I look forward to the many "aha" moments that will come as we continue to read these books and utilize these mindfulness materials all year long! All of this is possible because of your generosity! The students of New Bridges and I are forever grateful!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Jillian
Writing, Sketching, and Drawing Our Dreams in the Dance Studio!
Funded Aug 12, 2023Thank you all so much for your contributions to my classroom this year! The writing materials you've helped me to provide have already stimulated my students' growth in tangible ways! While Fourth and Fifth graders have been journaling and note-taking with their paper and pencils, 3rd graders have been planning and designing dances with their white boards and markers.
The looks on my students' faces when they stepped into the newly stocked dance studio this year were unforgettable. In previous years, groups of students would have to share materials or borrow from other classrooms, now each child has their own materials and can fully focus on their own work without interruption. All of this is possible because of your generosity! The students of New Bridges and I are forever grateful!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Jillian
This classroom project was brought to life by Ferrero U.S.A., Inc. and 8 other donors.Journals and Binders for Building Dance Literacy
Funded Aug 23, 2023Thank you all so much for your support of our project! We deeply appreciate your generosity! My goal is to provide a high quality dance education for my students and your donation has helped to make that possible! My students will be thrilled when they receive their new journals and binders at the start of the school year!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Jillian
Health & Safety Supplies for Our Dance Studio
Funded Aug 21, 2023Thank you all SO much for helping to provide health and safety supplies for my students this school year! My students and I will no longer have to worry that they will be missing essential supplies, or go without in times of limited resources, thanks to your support! We appreciate your generosity so much!!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Jillian
Mirrors for Our Classroom Dance Studio!
Funded Aug 13, 2019It has been my honor and privilege to teach with the materials you've generously bestowed upon my classroom. When I first installed the mirrors and tried covering them up, my students knew right away that something was up! Once I finally revealed them, their initial fascination with the simple ability to see their own reflections turned into fixation on how to use the mirrors to improve their dancing. We have used the mirrors to clean group choreography, to practice proper form for different dance techniques, and to help partners or small groups create their own movement phrases. I have even launched an after-school enrichment program - New Bridges Dance Crew - in which dancers use the mirrors to self-correct and take ownership over their dance education!
My school's Spring Arts Festival is coming up in May and grades K through 5 will be preparing in my studio to perform. The mirrors will be extremely helpful in my upcoming unit about connecting with the audience - as the mirrors will represent the audience! Students will make eye contact with their reflections and practice communicating the emotions and messages of their dance through their movement and facial expressions. These skills are essential to developing expressive and well-rounded performers, and YOU all have all allowed my students the chance to achieve those goals. On behalf of all my dancers and school community, we cannot thank you all enough!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Jillian
This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 10 other donors.