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Past projects 5

• Stream to Success: Tutoring for Multilingual Learners

  Funded Oct 19, 2024

  Thank you so much for your support and kindness to our EL students at Waiphu High School. Because of you, our students could use the headphones you provided to practice their speaking in English. They gained the confidence to talk over the computers and record their voices.

  Besides working on speaking with the headphones, our students could recharge themselves with the snacks you donated during our after-school EL tutoring session. Students were grateful to come into the tutoring session to work on their assignments and had snacks to help them stay focused. Because of what you have done, our students were able to achieve their academic goals to the best of their ability.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Ruan

  This classroom project was brought to life by Hawai'i State Dept. of Ed and Marc & Lynne Benioff.

• SEL Inclusive Community Afterschool Handcrafting

  Funded Feb 17, 2024

  Thank you so much for your support and kindness to our EL students at Waiphu High School. Because of you, our students were able to join together to participate in our handcrafting workshops and tutoring sessions after school. In the workshop and tutoring sessions, students built relationships with each other, learned about other cultures, and worked on their academic work.

  Besides working on handicrafts, students also felt social-emotional support while they were learning new knowledge. When they were stressed, they could pick up a handcrafting mosaic coaster kit to relieve stress and prepare for their work. Without you, our students won't have handcrafting kits to work on when they need to relieve stress and depression.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Ruan

  This classroom project was brought to life by Hawai'i State Department of Education.

• Multicultural Book Round 2

  Funded Mar 6, 2023

  For years, EL students struggled to express their identities and cultures in our community for various reasons. Today, because of your support, my EL students could accomplish their bilingual book projects and share their cultures with students in Hawaii. The books you donated to our students allow them to read stories from different cultures and brainstorm their own stories. Moreover, they were able to create wonderful art pieces and express their identities to their audiences.

  Besides the bilingual book project, students also fell in love with reading. They loved reading stories from their cultures and felt they were connected to home. Every day, they came into my classroom, they always looked for new books to read and borrow them home to continue their reading. Because of your donation, my students started to become readers who enjoy readings!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Ruan

  This classroom project was brought to life by Hawai'i State Department of Education.

• WHS Newcomers Handcraft Workshop

  Funded Oct 30, 2022

  Thank you so much for your generous donation. Because of you, our students at Waipahu High School were able to use the candle kits, necklace kits, beads, and other handcraft materials to create different handcrafts that represent their own cultures. Our after-school handcraft workshop was a big success, and students starts to bring their friends to the workshop to create their handcrafts and make new friends and connections.

  When the students first saw the new resources for handcrafting, they were so excited and appreciated. They couldn't wait to use the new resources so they always asked when they could use the different handcraft kits to create different handcrafts.

  Because of your generous donation, we will continue to have our afterschool handcraft workshops for our students. We will also encourage our students to bring into their own cultural handcrafting ideas to share with other students at Waipahu High school.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Ruan

  This classroom project was brought to life by Hawai'i State Department of Education.

• My Multilingual Book

  Funded Aug 6, 2021

  Thank you for your kind supports to my EL students.

  For years, EL students struggled to express their identities and cultures in our community for various reasons. Today, because of your support, my EL students could accomplish their bilingual book projects and share their cultures with students in Hawaii. In addition, they were able to use all the educational supplies donated by you to write bilingual stories that are impactful and meaningful. Our whole school is excited to read about their stories and learn about their cultures, and we are excited to share the bilingual stories with other students in Hawaii.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Ruan

  This classroom project was brought to life by Emerson Collective and one other donor.