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Conway Academy of Expeditionary Learning
Escondido, CA
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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Funded Aug 15, 2024
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for the generous donations to my classroom. Your support plays a crucial role in enhancing the students' educational experience and fostering a love for learning across all curricula. The students were excited to have the new stools and doc-camera to be used in small groups.
Your contribution allows me to implement innovative teaching strategies that engage students to be the leaders of their own learning with the support necessary to be successful in a non-threatening environment. With your support, I have provided small, differentiated ( homogenous and heterogenous) groups providing the opportunity for academic discourse, enriching their understanding and cultivating resilience in their academic pursuits. For example, during our math "Grapples" students work together to solve mathematical word problems sharing different strategies. If someone struggles with a concept, the expectation is to assist him/her with compassion while understanding the abilities of others. Developing the essential skills in cooperation and collaboration will serve them well in their future endeavors. In addition, students have analyzed high-quality models of writing for structure, conventions, and content that enriches the reader's understanding.
Thank you once again for your commitment to education and for believing in our mission at Conway to inspire and empower our students. We look forward to sharing the positive impact of your generosity on our classroom community. As we tell the students: " We get smart to do good in the world!"”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Sevison
This classroom project was brought to life by The Gates Foundation and 6 other donors.

I am requesting a variety of books for all the fifth grade students (95) at my school. Our amazing student population is 84% Hispanic with 79% on free and reduced lunches. “Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body, which is higher than the California state average of 76%.” (publicschoolreview.com) The culture of both the school and classrooms promotes high academic achievement and strong character. Our goal is to cultivate a desire for reading by providing a variety of texts where students can grow as readers. In order to develop higher levels of reading, there must be exposure and opportunities to analyze both fiction and non-fiction texts. These books provide this and also cover the different reading levels so that all students can be successful in building background knowledge on human rights, our first focus of the year. The resources will help them to understand human rights and how people respond when rights are threatened. It is important to have a collection of texts with multiple perspectives on the same topic in order to go deeper into that topic. By building up the background knowledge, the students ignite their own passion that drives their desire to dive deeper into the subject and effectively participate in collaborative discussions with diverse partners using original voices and expressing themselves clearly in speaking and writing. These books will provide an avenue for more student talk and less teacher talk where they take ownership and responsibility for learning.The book collection will connect to real-world issues and raise awareness of human rights issues in their own community as well as around the world so the students can contribute to a better world. A literacy rich environment will promote the importance of reading, speaking, and writing so all students can achieve above and beyond their perceived potential.

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