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.
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I want to thank you from the bottom of ours hearts for your generous donation. Teaching Kindergarten has been one of the best experiences of my career. I get to spend my days with the smallest little people, and we are always having fun. I have been a teacher at my school for 23 wonderful years, and every year is exciting! Our school is located in a low income area, and your generous donations helped bring the most basic supplies into our classroom. I can't thank you enough! Thank you for making our days so much brighter.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Rita Oliva
This classroom project was brought to life by Dollar General Literacy Foundation and 4 other donors.
I want to thank you from the bottom of ours hearts for your generous donation. Teaching Kindergarten has been one of the best experiences of my career. I get to spend my days with the smallest little people, and we are always having fun. I have been a teacher at my school for 23 wonderful years, and every year is exciting! Our school is located in a low income area, and your generous donations helped bring the most basic supplies into our classroom. I can't thank you enough! Thank you for making our days so much brighter.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Rita Oliva
This classroom project was brought to life by Clorox.
Thank you for your very generous donation!! Art is such an important part of children learning. It’s an easy and fun way for them to express themselves and continue to be proud of what they have done, especially in kindergarten. Thank you again for your generosity and making art fun!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Rita Oliva
This classroom project was brought to life by The Mo & Cher Willems Foundation and Disney and 2 other donors.
Your very generous donation will come a long way. I have the most amazing group of children. They are all so special in their own ways. We have all faced many challenges this year, and because we started the year off with uncertain times, the one thing I knew is that these children didn't have any books at home. Libraries were closed, the school was closed, so their book choices were very limited. With your generous donation, I will be able to fill their libraries at home with new books. New books that the family can share. Parents can read to their child, and my students can read to their younger siblings. Most of all they can READ at home a new book that they haven't read so many times. Thank you for all you have done!”
Words cannot express how thankful we are for your very generous donation. During this very difficult time, the classroom isn't what it seems. Children are often working remote because the school has closed, and when we are in the building, we are working so far from each other. Your donation has helped us in so many ways. I was able to give the children two sets of supplies. One that they keep in school, and the other they leave at home incase the building closes.
The children come from low income families, so many of them don't have pencils and crayons in their homes. And if they do, the are often sharing their supplies with their siblings. Your donation helped them to have their own.
Thank you for all you did to making my year easier!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Rita Oliva
This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Funder and 4 other donors.
Books are such an important part of a child's life and with technology and all these reading apps, children often don't get a chance to really open a book and enjoy it. With your very generous donation, my students will be able to curl up with a good book and enjoy the beautiful illustrations!
Many of my children, don't have books at home.if they do have books, they are titles that the read so many times. They beat feeling in the world is reading a new book. As a kid, I would go to the library. Due to the pandemic, libraries have been closed, and reading hasn't been fun! Thank you for giving my class the chance to curl up with a good book again!”
Words cannot express how thankful we are for your very generous donation in purchasing head phones for us. This year has had many challenges but, we have overcome many of them. Now with the headphones we can overcome another one!! Most of my students live in one bedroom apartments, and staying focused becomes very challenging because of all the distractions in the home. These headphones will help the children stay focused on what I am teaching during my remote days.thank you so much for making me help me children achieve the learning they deserve!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Rita Oliva
This classroom project was brought to life by J.Crew.
Thank you for your generous donation!! Your donations worked out very well this year and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I work in Brooklyn, New York. Most of my students are from low income families, and live with 5-6 people in a one bedroom apartment. On October 7, 2020, we were closed and we began working remotely from home. Because I kept watching the news, and was aware of the surrounding neighborhoods, I was able to pack up the children little backpacks with crayons, water colors and all the other supplies you helped purchase. The children were all set to work from home remotely. During the course of the time we worked from home, the children were able to use all the supplies, and we are truly grateful. Their favorite items were the dry erase boards and the sight word games.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Rita Oliva
This classroom project was brought to life by EagleTree Capital and 3 other donors.
Thank You for your very generous donation in purchasing the books for our classroom. When I first started teaching the first grade, I was so excited to teach them through my favorite books. I noticed that the classroom I was in had books for older kids, and I began to panic. Knocking on other classroom doors, and asking for extra first grade books, I came up with books that were torn and all written in. That's when I started to get help from you! Now, we have so many new books that the children get so excited to read, and I love to read them to the class and share with them my favorite stories. We want to thank you so much for your generous donation in putting my library back in order with books that light up their little beautiful faces.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Rita Oliva
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose.org Community and 8 other donors.
I am a first grade teacher in a title one school. We are located in a socio-economic community where 95% of the children are English Language Learners and their parents are immigrants who do not speak the English language. Moving down to first grade from teaching the upper grades was the best decision I ever made. Teaching the lower grades has been so rewarding so many ways. I love being with them and teaching them. Its not only about helping them read and do math. It's so much more, its about teaching them who they are as little people.
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I am a first grade teacher in a title one school. We are located in a socio-economic community where 95% of the children are English Language Learners and their parents are immigrants who do not speak the English language. Moving down to first grade from teaching the upper grades was the best decision I ever made. Teaching the lower grades has been so rewarding so many ways. I love being with them and teaching them. Its not only about helping them read and do math. It's so much more, its about teaching them who they are as little people.