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

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end?
Purchase account credits and choose projects later!

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end? Purchase account credits and choose projects later!

For direct assistance with credits or anything else, please call our donor relationships team: (646) 586-5306 ext. 202

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
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.

Mr. Beltran's Classroom Edit display name

  • Sierra Middle School
  • Bakersfield, 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

Your custom url is https://www.donorschoose.org/beltranofsparta

The boys in our basketball program range from 6th to 8th grade. They are resilient and passionate student-athletes that come from low socio-economic backgrounds. My goal is to not only teach them the game of basketball but also the life lessons the game can provide. I use the game of basketball to instill respect, discipline, and accountability on and off the court. By donating to our program you are helping these young men improve their basketball skills and grow into positive role models in the community. I was fortunate enough to have a coach in high school that taught all his players that we were role models in the community and give back to that same community that helped us grow. These are lesson that I carried with me throughout my lesson and guide me and now its time to share these lesson with the next generation that will one day be pillars in our community.

About my class

The boys in our basketball program range from 6th to 8th grade. They are resilient and passionate student-athletes that come from low socio-economic backgrounds. My goal is to not only teach them the game of basketball but also the life lessons the game can provide. I use the game of basketball to instill respect, discipline, and accountability on and off the court. By donating to our program you are helping these young men improve their basketball skills and grow into positive role models in the community. I was fortunate enough to have a coach in high school that taught all his players that we were role models in the community and give back to that same community that helped us grow. These are lesson that I carried with me throughout my lesson and guide me and now its time to share these lesson with the next generation that will one day be pillars in our community.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":8000379,"teacherId":8000379,"teacherName":"Mr. Beltran","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8000379_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y160&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630780416479","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"beltranofsparta","teacherChallengeId":21790445,"followAbout":"Mr. Beltran's projects","teacherVerify":752593630,"teacherNameEncoded":"Mr. Beltran","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/beltranofsparta","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=8000379","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":2,"numSupporters":6},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}