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Mr. Smith's Classroom

  • Classical Academy
  • Escondido, CA
  • 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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  • High School Composting Project

    Funded Nov 17, 2022

    We want to thank you so much for your generosity. I can't begin to tell you what it means for our students to have the your support! They work so hard in the garden, with fundraising, but bake sales and recycling can only raise a small portion of the funds that we need to provide our school with native plants, garden tools, recycling bins, and materials to help our students make an impact on our community and the greater world. Again, thank you, so much, our campus and our club of volunteers are immensely grateful for your donation and generosity!”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Smith

    This classroom project was brought to life by San Diego Gas & Electric and one other donor.

  • Native Garden Tool Shed

    Funded May 6, 2022

    Thank you for your support for the Environmental club and helping us plant a native plant garden that provides both educational and experiential benefits to our students as well as benefit to the community by attracting birds, butterflies, and other pollinators. Your kindness makes our club and native plant garden possible.”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Smith

    This classroom project was brought to life by Chevron and 5 other donors.

  • Environmental Club Garden

    Funded Nov 15, 2020

    Thank you Wendy and SDG&E! Our environmental club and school campus are so grateful for your donations that are allowing us to start a native plant garden! We cannot wait to get started on planting the native plants that you donated, taking care of them, and watching them grow and thrive. Thanks to you, we will be able to create something that has a positive impact upon our community and our school while also learning about local plant and wildlife communities. We appreciate you!!!”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Smith

    This classroom project was brought to life by San Diego Gas & Electric and one other donor.

  • Sheep Heart Dissection

    Funded Feb 7, 2020

    Thank you so much for your support of our school Science program! Our kids will have such as great time exploring sheep hearts and learning about the cardiovascular system! They'll be able to learn about all the different parts of the heart and apply it to learn about how important a healthy heart is, and what happens to cause complications such as heart attacks and cardiac arrests.”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Smith

  • Dry Erase Board

    Funded Aug 23, 2019

    Thank you so much Melanie and SDG&E! I can't believe that you guys donated so much, you're so generous and amazing! I can't wait to get my dry-erase board up and going, it will make such a huge difference and it will make lessons that much better!”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Smith

    This classroom project was brought to life by San Diego Gas & Electric and one other donor.

  • BRAAAAAINSSSS (Ewwww)

    Funded Aug 14, 2019

    Thank you all for your wonderful donations to fund the purchase of dissection specimens for our ninth grade biology class! With your help, students will have the chance to learn about the human brain including how it functions, how to maintain its health, and many other reasons that it is so important. We may even inspire future brain surgeons!”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Smith

    This classroom project was brought to life by San Diego Gas & Electric and 5 other donors.
Due to the similarities between the sheep and human brain, a sheep brain dissection can be an extremely positive learning experience. These sheep brains have some important structures that are important for future biologists to see and dissect such as: pituitary and hypothalamus glands, protective dura mater tissue, distinct regions such as the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem. The lessons that students get from this lesson include lab planning, recording results, identifying anatomical structures, and completing a lab report. Additionally, many students feel a sense of personal growth in successfully completing an activity about which they may have felt some initial squeamish reservations!

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Due to the similarities between the sheep and human brain, a sheep brain dissection can be an extremely positive learning experience. These sheep brains have some important structures that are important for future biologists to see and dissect such as: pituitary and hypothalamus glands, protective dura mater tissue, distinct regions such as the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem. The lessons that students get from this lesson include lab planning, recording results, identifying anatomical structures, and completing a lab report. Additionally, many students feel a sense of personal growth in successfully completing an activity about which they may have felt some initial squeamish reservations!

About my class

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