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Ms. Povey's Classroom

  • Ballard High School
  • Seattle, WA
  • More than a third 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

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  • Just a seat or 32...

    Funded Oct 6, 2011

    The first 8 stools have arrived and been unpacked. (Unfortunately, I could not post pictures of the unpacking, because of student privacy issues. But, imagine 4 boxes, approximately 5 ft x 2 ft. Then imagine 8 eager freshmen, working after school. There was much crawling in and out of boxes, after the unpacking was done.)

    I'm waiting for my other stool grants to get funded before I deploy the stools. Right now, some students spend much of class negotiating for different chairs among our haphazard set, so I want to swoop in one day after school and swap the crummy chairs out for your wonderful stools. The entire room will change in one day.

    Because we currently have 30 chairs and 32 students, I have deployed two of the new stools. Let me be honest--the students HATE the new stools. They can't spin, they can't slouch, they can't tip back. Students avoid the new stools like they are electrified. And this reaction makes me so happy. When I have a full set, with no other seating options, there will be one less thing to distract the students from learning.

    Thank you for this initial step in making our classroom functional. I wish you could join me on launch day for the full set of stools.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Povey

    This classroom project was brought to life by CenturyLink and 10 other donors.

  • New Teacher, New Classroom

    Funded Oct 6, 2011

    My students have been working on "element posters" all this week, each one doing their best creative work to represent a particular element from the periodic table. What a luxury it was for me to go to my supply room and bring out pens, scissors, colored paper--all thanks to your generosity. Students used colored note cards to write their own test questions, and then grabbed calculators from my big box to use on that same test. The students take all this for granted, but I am aware at each of these moments that our class would not be flowing so smoothly without your generous donations.

    Thank you, again and again, for being a part of the daily rhythm and life in our freshmen physical science class. I honestly could not be teaching without your gifts.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Povey

    This classroom project was brought to life by CenturyLink and 13 other donors.
Our high school is one of the biggest schools in Seattle, with a long history in the community. Students come together from all walks of life to form a supportive, unified community. In my chemistry and biology classes, my students show vibrant energy, and are eager to learn.

About my class

Our high school is one of the biggest schools in Seattle, with a long history in the community. Students come together from all walks of life to form a supportive, unified community. In my chemistry and biology classes, my students show vibrant energy, and are eager to learn.

About my class

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