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Mr. Sturgis' Classroom

  • James R Ludlow Elementary School
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Nearly all 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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Past projects 5

  • Speak (er) up!

    Funded Sep 29, 2023

    Thank you so much for donating to my project. My students and I are very grateful. We appreciate your kindness and support. The speaker will go help us with many different activities. We can't wait to use it in Physical Education class! Once again thank you so very much”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Sturgis

  • Projection Project for PE Class

    Funded Sep 26, 2021

    I want to thank you all once again fro your kind donations. I have been using the projector and screen in physical education class over the last couple months. We project fitness activities on the screen to following along with to get our physical fitness exercises weekly. I also use the screen and projector to show the daily objectives for class.

    The new projector is much better then the outdated one I had because its much brighter and is much easier to see. The old one was easily washed out by the lights and sun in the gym. The scree also helps out more because I was projecting the activities on the wall and it is an off white color thus not showing a bright display.

    My younger classes were very excited to use the new technology in class. They were very happy and stopped complaining that they couldn't see the activities.”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Sturgis

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 9 other donors.
  • Inner City Lacrosse Warriors

    Funded Sep 4, 2019

    I am so thankful for your kind donations. I am excited to be able to introduce lacrosse to my students. They are very excited to learn a new sport that they have never been exposed to. Your donations are making a great impact in the lives of my students. Again, thank you so much.”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Sturgis

    This classroom project was brought to life by Mission Tiger and 4 other donors.
  • Hands-on Health Class

    Funded Jan 19, 2012

    Thanks you all so much for your generous donations. The students at my school will greatly benefit from receiving this equipment. Health class will be more exciting and fun. We cannot wait to play BINGO! Learning about the human body will be a lot more interesting now that we will have an replica of the torso and muscle and body fat. We have always wanted to actually see what everything inside the body looks like.

    Again, thank you so much for your generous donations. You are making our school a better place to learn and a more exciting place to learn. ”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Sturgis

  • Make PE InterACTIVE"

    Funded Dec 8, 2010

    Thank you so much to all my wonderful donors. If it wasn't for you my students would not have been able to obtain the materials. Donors like you make a big impact on the youth of today.

    My students are thrilled to be able to use the projector and the DVD's during PE class. They have enjoyed becoming more physically active. They have been able to learn some new dance moves, understand new fitness exercises and overall have just had fun.

    Thanks again so much for your donations. ”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Sturgis

My students come from an area that has a high poverty and crime rate. Many of my students do not get the physical activity that they need because they fear going outside to play. Obesity is another issue facing many of my students because they don't get the nutrition and exercise that they need. They love to dance and I hope that by combining fitness and dance, my students will become healthier.

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My students come from an area that has a high poverty and crime rate. Many of my students do not get the physical activity that they need because they fear going outside to play. Obesity is another issue facing many of my students because they don't get the nutrition and exercise that they need. They love to dance and I hope that by combining fitness and dance, my students will become healthier.

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