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Mrs. Litto's Classroom

  • Aspirations Diploma Plus High School
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • More than three‑quarters 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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Past projects 14

  • Seeing Beauty Can Save Lives

    Funded Apr 14, 2006

    Thank you so much for your donations to our students. Your generosity will help many students find a reason to keep on going in spite of immense difficulties. They will be able to see beauty in the areas where they live and gain strength from that insight to help them through the hardships they so often endure. You are a very kind and understanding person and sensitive, as well, to what the arts can accomplish in the lives of these teenagers, who are so exhausted from living they just want to give up. The thrill of holding this camera and seeing what they can do and express through it, will be important for them in turning their lives around and heading toward success. Thank you again for giving my students this wonderful opportunity.

    Ms. L

    W.E.B. Dubois H.S”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Litto

  • Students Want To Learn To Sew

    Funded Jan 1, 2006

    Thank you so much for your donation of the sewing machine and serger. These were badly needed for our program in fashion design to go forward. Your kindness and generosity have made it possible for our students to have a wonderful educational opportunity. Your donation will also provide clothing for students who don't have more than one outfit to wear to school. They will be thrilled to be able to make some clothing they can wear and be proud of. You will never know all the wonderful things that will happen for these students as a result of your very generous donation. Thank you so much. Ms. L

    WEB Dubois High Schoo”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Litto

  • High Risk Students Need Incentive to Keep Coming to School, Part 1

    Funded Dec 30, 2005

    I can't tell you how excited I am that my students will have what they need to inspire them to continue to come to school. They love doing textile design so much that they will come Saturdays, after school and even suffer through history so that they can use the supplies you have so generously donated to us. You are a very kind and thoughtful person to help students you don't even know achieve success in school. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your donation will help so many students in ways you will never know, as their stories are so sad and their success so important to them. It is through the generosity of people like yourself that we are able to save so many students from dropping out of school. They will love using the supplies you have donated.

    Thank you,

    Ms. L

    Web Dubois High Schoo”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Litto

  • Art to Save a Student in Need

    Funded Dec 22, 2005

    Thank you so much for your generosity toward this very deserving student in need. Your kindness may make the difference between a life of poverty or a life of employment and dignity for this girl. She is a hard worker and a sweet girl who will make the most of your most generous gift to develop her talents and hopefully go on to college. I can't wait to see her get started on her paintings! I'm so excited with your donation that I don't know how to express my gratitude to you for helping me to help this student. You are an angel to be so kind to this one student. Thank you again! Mrs. ”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Litto

  • A Paper Cutter so We Can Properly Mat Our Artwork

    Funded Dec 12, 2005

    Thank you so much for donating a paper cutter for our students. I am so excited! I have been trying to get a paper cutter for 3 years and your generosity has made it possible for my students to get ready for their first art show in the spring. You are so kind and generous to help these very deserving students who have worked so hard and are so proud of their art work. The paper cutter will show that others respect and appreciate their work as it will now be able to be properly displayed. Thank you again for your wonderful generosity and kindness. Ms. ”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Litto

  • We Ran Out in the Middle of a Project!

    Funded Dec 3, 2005

    Thank you so much for your help and generosity. The students will be thrilled that they can finish the projects they have worked so hard on. Your kindness is making this possible. You are very generous and understanding to help these students in their time of need. I am very grateful to you for your help. Ms. ”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Litto

  • Disappointed Art Students Need Help to Meet Graduation Requirements

    Funded Nov 11, 2005

    I am so excited that our students can now get the materials they need to complete their requirements for their required graduation course. Your kindness and generosity have made this possible for these hardworking students. I can't thank you enough for your encouragement and support of my students. Thank you, thank you, thank you! The kids will be so excited when their supplies arrive and they can finish their work. You are a kind and generous person”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Litto

  • We're All Wet!

    Funded Jan 3, 2005

    I am so thrilled that you have so generously purchased the much needed drying rack for our school. You have no idea how much frustration and tears you have eliminated from my students daily experiences. Their art work will never be on the floor again and will now be safe that means so much to them. You are so kind to do this for us we appreciate it more than you will ever know.

    Thank you again. Ms. ”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Litto

  • The Beauty of Color

    Funded Dec 23, 2004

    Thank you so much for your kind generosity. My students will get much learning and artistic pleasure from your wonderful gift. The brushes you have donated will enable our students to create beauty in their work which in turn helps them find and see beauty in their often difficult lives. You are an angel for my students”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Litto

  • Help Us Be Proud of Our Work

    Funded Dec 21, 2004

    THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! MY STUDENTS WILL BE SO THRILLED TO SEE THEIR WORK ON DISPLAY. IT IS YOUR GENEROUS AND KIND DONATION THAT WILL MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. YOU ARE A WONDERFUL AND SENSITIVE PERSON TO RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS NEED FOR SUCCESS AND HOW THAT CAN POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR FUTURE. YOUR DONATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Litto

Our students struggle every day with horrible living situations. Poverty,drugs, shootings, homelessness, no parents, illness, hunger and death are daily struggles and tragedies they deal with. In spite of this they still want an education and come to school to learn and better themselves. They have dreams...of being a lawyer, a nurse, a teacher, a business owner. These are beautiful kids that just need the right support in order to see the beauty in themselves and the world. They are very intelligent and creative and have much to offer. They are very loving and generous. This college level class is the first ever offered in their school. To be successful they need help getting the supplies they need to do the extensive homework required to complete the course. To see them doing art work is to see them transformed to a world of peace and beauty. They are absorbed in this world for an hour a day and they don't want to leave the art room where they feel happy and successful.

About my class

Our students struggle every day with horrible living situations. Poverty,drugs, shootings, homelessness, no parents, illness, hunger and death are daily struggles and tragedies they deal with. In spite of this they still want an education and come to school to learn and better themselves. They have dreams...of being a lawyer, a nurse, a teacher, a business owner. These are beautiful kids that just need the right support in order to see the beauty in themselves and the world. They are very intelligent and creative and have much to offer. They are very loving and generous. This college level class is the first ever offered in their school. To be successful they need help getting the supplies they need to do the extensive homework required to complete the course. To see them doing art work is to see them transformed to a world of peace and beauty. They are absorbed in this world for an hour a day and they don't want to leave the art room where they feel happy and successful.

About my class

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