Past projects 3
Bringing Voices to Life! Theater Microphones for Elementary Drama Club
Funded May 28, 2019We are thrilled to have your donations go to such a worthy cause. Our students will greatly benefit from the microphones your donations have generously helped purchased. The students who will enjoy these microphones for years to come will hear their voices loud and clear in our performance spaces and will make them feel like a giant on the stage. Knowing they will be heard to their fullest will drive the stories they tell as their characters forward to places they never thought possible. Thank you again!
Warmest Regards,
Chris DiBenedetto
Music Teacher and Hill School Drama Director”
With gratitude,
Mr. DiBenedetto
Strumming our Way to Success: Classroom Ukuleles
Funded Mar 27, 2018I am honored to have received your thoughtful donations that have made it possible to introduce ukuleles to my students this year. Third, fourth and fifth graders are participating in this new curriculum with their ukuleles and couldn't be happier. Students eyes have lit up when they see them all nice and neatly hung on the wall. The surprise in their faces when they strum for the first time is absolutely priceless.
I have even had a few extra that could be checked out like a library book over the weekend to a few students who were interested. I was floored to see how many wished to take them home and practice them that I was out in just under a minute. Students working with these wonderful instruments will remember these moments for a lifetime and you helped make that a reality for them.
I look forward to the continued use of these instruments through your thoughtful donations for years to come and seeing just how much joy and learning can be filled in a child's life with such supplies. On behalf of my students and school, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping support my students.”
With gratitude,
Mr. DiBenedetto
This classroom project was brought to life by Ripple and 5 other donors.Help Bring Music Technology Into Our Classroom
Funded Dec 31, 2015Dear Donors,
I want to thank you again for your amazing generosity in providing access to top flight music technology in our classroom. The exposure to many different music applications through the iPad minis have shown students how much more these machines are capable of beyond their normal everyday uses.
Our students in fourth and fifth grade have been exploring garage band, an application that produces music and comes standard with all Apple products. They have begun to compose their own music, critically analyze it, and continue to edit and add to their compositions as an entire class. Kindergarten up to grade three have enjoyed exploring many sounds and with it's user friendly functions, have made it easy for younger students to create wonderful music in simplistic ways.
The best part about this donation is the endless possibilities it presents for future students. You may have donated and reached over 650 students this year, but these materials will serve students at the Hill School for years to come. Once again, thank you so much for your kind generosity.”
With gratitude,
Mr. DiBenedetto
This classroom project was brought to life by Disney and 4 other donors.