Past projects 2
Support Our Middle School Sports Teams
Funded Oct 28, 2024The students, staff, and I at Harding Middle School can't express enough how much we appreciate your donation to our sports programs. Everything as arrived and been unpacked, and everyone was amazed by how much we received to support our student athletes. The other sports coaches and I are all very excited to get to use our new equipment to train for the upcoming sports seasons.
For soccer specifically, training with the new equipment means that in practices, every player on the team can have a ball to practice with, making it possible to broaden the variety of drills the team can do, specifically those that will help students improve on their ball control and footwork. Every student on the team will also have access to cleats, shin guards, socks, and water bottles to use during the season. As we train with the new equipment and play games, we will be sure to send more pictures your way (and I will ask the other coaches to do the same).”
With gratitude,
Ms. Abi
New School Year, New Classroom Supplies
Funded Nov 6, 2024Thank you so much for providing supplies for our classroom.The teachers on my team and I appreciated getting to restock our classroom with new supplies, and the students enjoyed getting to use these supplies during class as well. As soon as the new books were placed in the classroom library, students grew excited and eagerly borrowed to read (some of the new books generating a long waitlists). The new books helped ignite a joy for reading and trying out new books in our kids.
The books especially have had such a lasting impact on my students. Still, students are waiting their turn to borrow the books from your donation, but they also are building a habit of reading for joy outside of school. There is a lot of research that backs up the benefits of reading for students, and I've been seeing this first hand. Reading levels are increasing among my students, especially those that are consistently reading at home. The excitement from the new books has fostered a joy for reading among many of my students, especially those who didn't see themselves as readers at the beginning of the school year. Some of the books that were part of the donation were graphic novels, which the students have devoured. This is helping building their confidence as they try more challenging books. It's also great for my students that struggle to still feel a sense of accomplishment and growing as readers.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Abi
This classroom project was brought to life by The Gates Foundation and 2 other donors.