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Jay County Junior Senior High School
Portland, IN
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

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The Summer I Saved the World in 65 Days
Funded Aug 22, 2017
Today we have met our goal for funding this project, and it has gone from just a dream to a reality. I cannot wait to read this wonderful book with my students and help each student find a way to help their local neighborhood and community become a better place for everyone to live.
Since this was my first project on DonorsChoice, I had little expectations. I have been overwhelmed by the response and I am thrilled about the number of people in the United States who have responded with generous gifts and an outpouring of support.
Not only has your gift made this project possible for the students, but it has been an uplifting experience for this teacher.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Omstead

As I look around my classroom, I see children who are disconnected from their community. By understanding how to forge links with their neighbors, the students will learn to become valuable members of their communities. In this unit, students will read the book, "The Summer I Saved the World," discuss how the character helps her neighbors, and why it is so important that she does it anonymously. Hopefully, each student will then be able to think of things that do not cost money to do around their immediate neighborhood. As a class, we will then focus on how they feel after completing the "good deeds," and how they have grown as a person.

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