Past projects 72
Maker Classroom: Makey Our Day!
Funded Dec 1, 2021Thank you so much for supporting our MAKER classroom! Because of you, our students don't just make things... they learn about economics and embed creativity and visual arts into every design and prototype they make! The two 3d printers have truly helped our classroom run more smoothly in that now we can have several student projects and designs printing at one time. Printing can take hours, so having a few in a full class is very helpful! Our economics resin class has been a huge hit! Students have learned about marketing and are beginning to customize orders according to consumer (building wide student peer's ) opinions. The organizational supplies such as mounting boards and pegs have truly helped us create a storefront that students can visit and shop at. We provide low-cost affordable products (everything is a dollar!!!) so that students are able to buy quality Valentines, Birthday, and Christmas products for their family members. We are so thankful for you and your support which has elevated student learning!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Henley
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 4 other donors.The Arts and Economics of a Maker Classroom
Funded Dec 1, 2021Thank you so much for your generous donations! Because of you, my students have been busy designing and making prototypes on our two 3d printers. The resin printer has been a blessing as well! Since I was less familiar with resin printers, it has been a wonderful opportunity for the students to step up and lead the class and their peers as they worked together to research how to use and care for the new machine. The Cricut has been getting a lot of use as well! Thank you so much for the vinyl and Cricut products so students can study marketing and measurements in a real-world way. The photo shown is an example of a student-created product that can be sold in our classroom store. The student researched meaningful words and then designed his canvas. He understood that using a higher level word might invoke curiosity and challenge other students to look up the meaning of the word and learn something new! My students are amazing inventors and we owe so much of that to you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Henley
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 4 other donors.Supporting Arts & Economics Through MAKING
Funded Jul 23, 2021Your donations have helped to support our arts and economics themed Maker Classroom. Students will utilize the resin supplies to create a product for our school store. They will market their product and analyze how well it sales. They will take in consumer feedback and make changes which enhance their products. The additional 3d printers and supplies have allowed us to also begin designing accessories such as iPhone saver cords and charms for our customers' school lanyards. The new filament has also been exciting. Thanks to your generous donation, we now have UV color changing, glow in the dark, and rainbow designed products that are sure to sell! The addition of a cricut to our school store has also allowed our students to brainstorm new products such as name details and vinyl heat transfer designs for masks and t-shirts. I appreciate your investments into my students' education. Thank you so much!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Henley
This classroom project was brought to life by Economics Arkansas and 9 other donors.Integrating Arts and Economics: The Christmas Pop-Up Shop
Funded Jan 25, 2021Thank you so much for your generous donations! We have started our unit on cursive and calligraphy and students are excited to make products for the Christmas store using these new skills. I am excited to spend time teaching cursive with them so that they will be able to better read primary resources. You also supplied water color and rock-painting supplies. One of my standards is affective development and we plan to utilize the rocks as part of our Socio-Emotional Units as we work to influence our community in a positive way. Students are still in the process of learning how to use all the supplies you gifted us with, but they are very excited to choose a business model for our Christmas store. THey will be allowed to choose and develop a product for our store and then collect data on their sales and profits. This fun and engaging lesson helps my students academically, but also gives them basic insights into economic processes. Thank you so much for investing in us!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Henley
This classroom project was brought to life by Economics Arkansas and one other donor.Socio-Emotional Learning: Another Brick in the Wall
Funded Mar 29, 2021Thank you so much for your addition of legos and lego baseboards to our classroom. We have already started strong as a group of students have entered a city-wide Lego competition. As I'm learning more from the Lego's SEL training, I can see how building through colorful Legos promotes learning through play, unthreatening critical thinking, and a sense of safety and calmness as students work. We are very excited to purchase our mounting board so all of these supplies can become an active station in our classroom. Thank you for caring about our students and for supporting supplies that truly do make a difference in their mental health.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Henley
This classroom project was brought to life by Allstate Foundation and one other donor.So You Think You Want To Be a Photographer? (part 2)
Funded Jan 25, 2021Thank you so much for supporting our art and economics photography classroom! This grant was part 2 or a previous grant that transformed my classroom from a theory of photography class to an actual photography class. This grant specifically made sure that each student had a camera in their hands and we have enough cameras now for small group work. Each group of students have been assigned their own classroom camera to learn and work with and I've never seen my students so happy to come to class before! They have been learning all about the industry of photography and have even been employed by a campus business to take photos of their products to advertise. We plan on this class growing into providing the school with canvas art that represents who we are as a community as my students learn about the industry, composition of photography and bridge those two together to take photographs of our school and activities. We cannot thank you enough!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Henley
This classroom project was brought to life by Economics Arkansas and one other donor.So You Think You Want To Be a Photographer?
Funded Dec 1, 2020All I can say is "Wow!" You took my class from "Theory of Photography" to an active photography class where students have DSLR cameras in their hands, can change lenses and settings, take photos, upload their photos and work on them in photoshop. Before this grant, my students learned about camera use, but it didn't make complete sense because there was no element of application. I allowed them to learn photoshop, but they were not invested in someone else's pictures .... now, they are able to edit their own pictures! It has literally transformed my class and I absolutely appreciate it! Along with learning about photography as a skill, they have been investigating and learning about different photography markets and are currently working towards their business plans. Thank you doesn't seem like enough, but THANK YOU!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Henley
This classroom project was brought to life by Economics Arkansas and 7 other donors.Artistic Motivational Art: Wearable and Concrete Messages
Funded Dec 1, 2020Thank you so much for all the amazing art and economics supplies! My classroom designed a logo and printed masks for a local team that was going to State... and they won! It was an awesome activity and way to support our community! Currently my classes are creating stencils for their concrete art messages... We have had to really work on our technique for this project over the last several weeks, but are excited to now be very close to pulling off our positive concrete message art. The messages will show up on rainy days and be designed to cheer up students and teachers as they enter the school building! Both activities have helped to create a climate of taking care of our community and working to be agents of positive energy within our school! We appreciate your support and hope you love our pictures!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Henley
This classroom project was brought to life by FamilyAlbum and 8 other donors.Student-Created Virtual, Blended and In-school Hydroponics STEM design
Funded Nov 23, 2020This project has been so fun for me to oversee and I truly appreciate your help getting us started. I have 3 different classes working to build self-watering gardens. I love how the challenge allows them to think creatively, engineer designs, find errors, and redesign throughout each step of the process. The students are learning that creating something seems easy, but takes a lot of grit, collaboration, and perseverance and I could not be more pleased with the results. Students are at the midpoint of the challenge. Each team has thought through their designs and are now constructing to try and make them a reality. This is a project that I know they will remember for the rest of their lives. Thank you for that!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Henley
This classroom project was brought to life by Allstate Foundation and 2 other donors.Quarantine At-Home Vegetable Gardens
Funded Apr 24, 2020Thank you so much for caring for my students during this crazy pandemic time! Your donations allowed our studies about sustainability, vertical gardening, and clean eating to not only continue, but transition to our student's homes. If you take a look at the photos you will see how different students chose to set up their gardens. Some students utilized 2L bottles, some had raised beds, and others completely designed their own vertical garden... I was truly amazed. Since we are back in school, our studies have continued in the classroom. We have planted approximately 30 edible mystery plants and if a class identifies one of the plants they are allowed to eat it! A few of the photos below show my class eating a radish that grew really, really large!
Again, thank you for taking care of my kids and for helping to give them meaningful curriculum during such a unique and challenging time!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Henley