Engineers At Work

Funded Aug 2, 2022

You can only imagine the children's excitement as I opened the boxes containing the Legos. They could not believe that people who didn't even know them, cared so much about their education and success as learners, that they donated money for materials.

They began their learning experiences by just playing AND socializing with each other, IN-PERSON. It brought tears to my eyes as I realized that my third graders where in kindergarten in March 2020, the beginning of school lockdowns. The early-childhood social-emotional milestones stolen from them is unconscionable. However, thanks to the generosity and benevolence of your donors, their thoughts and ideas are pulsating. We are currently working on an engineering design project around Morningside Park. Students identified a problem within the playground area, planned and created solutions. The content vocabulary learned as they explored and modified their architectural designs exemplifies our progressive educational philosophy of learning by doing! Although we are unable to presently go back in time, your humanitarianism places their footing in the right direction. There are not enough words to say thank-you, gracias, merci, danke, efharisto and 谢谢你, Ms. Elizabeth & Class 3-217.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Elizabeth