You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Edit classroom photo

Dr. Austin's Classroom Edit display name

  • Ida B Wells Middle School
  • Washington, DC
  • 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

Support their classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Dr. Austin a DonorsChoose gift card they can use on their classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send them a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

cancel

Support Dr. Austin's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Dr. Austin a DonorsChoose gift card they can use on their classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send them a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

Give to a project to support this classroom.

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/5850534 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Edit
Did you know that exposure to social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies in middle school can increase students' self-awareness, academic achievements positive behaviors both inside and outside of the classroom, improve their ability to identify their emotions, and promote healthy interpersonal skills? My students are still learning how to cope with the trauma they've experienced since the start of the pandemic, but they can't develop those skills alone. They need access to healthy coping strategies. Yoga is a powerful SEL (social-emotional learning) technique and has proven to be extremely beneficial for the emotional development of middle school children. The yoga mats I've requested will be used to offer a variety of yoga classes to my students, both during and after school. As a part of the restorative justice initiative at our school, yoga classes will be offered to promote stress and anger management, improve concentration levels, and improve students' overall sense of well-being. The essential oil diffuser will be used to ensure that each yoga session includes aromatherapy to enhance the sense of relaxation. At Ida B. Wells Middle School, we seek to promote an authentic culture of healing by helping our students develop the skills needed to be self-aware, empathetic, and confident.

About my class

Did you know that exposure to social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies in middle school can increase students' self-awareness, academic achievements positive behaviors both inside and outside of the classroom, improve their ability to identify their emotions, and promote healthy interpersonal skills? My students are still learning how to cope with the trauma they've experienced since the start of the pandemic, but they can't develop those skills alone. They need access to healthy coping strategies. Yoga is a powerful SEL (social-emotional learning) technique and has proven to be extremely beneficial for the emotional development of middle school children. The yoga mats I've requested will be used to offer a variety of yoga classes to my students, both during and after school. As a part of the restorative justice initiative at our school, yoga classes will be offered to promote stress and anger management, improve concentration levels, and improve students' overall sense of well-being. The essential oil diffuser will be used to ensure that each yoga session includes aromatherapy to enhance the sense of relaxation. At Ida B. Wells Middle School, we seek to promote an authentic culture of healing by helping our students develop the skills needed to be self-aware, empathetic, and confident.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":5850534,"teacherId":5850534,"teacherName":"Dr. Austin","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5850534_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694192464349","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":21273679,"followAbout":"Dr. Austin's projects","teacherVerify":-1371638557,"teacherNameEncoded":"Dr. Austin","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/5850534","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=5850534","stats":{"numActiveProjects":1,"numFundedProjects":10,"numSupporters":44},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.