Past projects 2
Support Mental Health Through Theater
Funded Oct 8, 2024Your donations have made such an impact on my students. We have been practicing for our production of High School Musical that will be taking place in March. My students have been able to express their feelings about being on stage on a daily basis while using the donations.
My students have shown such joy using the pom-poms while they are singing and dancing the songs to High School Musical. We can't wait to make props with all the other donations! My students have also started to design images to make with the vinyl, tumblers and canvas bags. We have set a date for our cast party, which we will be using the table clothes to celebrate the student's achievements. We are truly thankful!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Frank
This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org Teen Mental Health Initiative.Beating to the Music of Our Own Drums!
Funded Dec 28, 2018My students and I can not thank you all enough for the contributions that you have made to help my students get a chance to express themselves through music creatively with the bongo drums. When the bongo drums arrived, my students were so excited to have 'real' instruments to learn rhythm on. They were used to using student made or virtual instruments. I gave them a chance to explore the drums, and the sparkle and excitement in their eyes was priceless. Every student, including those students who normally do not like to participate in my lessons, was smiling and banging on the drums!
I am teaching the foundations of rhythm using the bongo drums. They have learned how to follow a metronome while playing the bongo drums. During one lesson, my students learned the difference between a slow tempo and a fast tempo while playing the bongo drums while listening to a metronome. This lesson took many different skills, and my students did a fantastic job!
My next step is to create a 'Bongo Band' in which every student will be reading music and playing their bongo drums together as a whole! My classes and I are so excited to have these drums and we thank you for donating to beating to the music of our own drums!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Frank