Dylan's Eagle Wings for Educational Excellence

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Thank you so much for your support. The projector has made a huge impact in my classroom. Instead of just talking about, or reading about the events of history, my students have been able to engage with history. We watched video footage of the protests at Central High School in Little Rock, saw images of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and watched part of Obama's Inaugural address.

Without this generous gift my students would not have been able to completely grasp the events or importance of U.S History. Thanks you again. ”

With gratitude,

Ms. Jhaveri

I have never seen any of my students act the way they did today. I had directed my kids to the back for the room where our classroom library now resides to explain the procedures for choosing books when they began shouting. "Is that Precious?" "That's a graphic novel?" "Can I check that orange book out first?" "Ms. G, don't let anyone else take that one before I get it!"

After I finished my directions, they descended on the books and within five minutes, every single one of my students had a book that they had chosen on their own. And every single one had started reading their book. It was honestly one of the highest points in my career.

I now have students who are genuinely excited--I would even say stoked-- about reading books by Cormac McCarthy, Ralph Ellison, Ernest Hemingway, and Ken Kesey, just to name a few. These are all books they would not have been exposed to before the classroom library. I owe that excitement and my students' exposure to those books to you and your generous support.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

With gratitude,

Ms. Guldin-Noll

Thank you so much for your kind generosity. The Genetics in Action C-Fern kits have made an extremely successful addition to my genetics unit. My district has missed many days of school due to terrible weather conditions, so I had to shorten my genetics unit by two weeks. Fortunately, I was able to teach my students about patterns of inheritance, Punnett Squares, mutations, and gene expression using the C-Fern lab. Anytime my students have a hands-on experience such as this lab, they enjoy learning the new material and gain a deep understanding of the concepts. This lab provided a much more valuable learning experience than any lecture could provide.

While observing the C-Fern plants, many students wanted to learn more about how plants grow, the processes involved in their reproduction, and how a trait such as the polka-dot gene gets passed on to the next generation. Seeing what a mutation can do to a plant was also extremely exciting for many students. Many of them also became experts at using a microscope, a skill they did not have before.

Once again, I thank you for your willingness to help my students learn more about biology. With the C-Fern lab experience, I am confident my students will do well on the genetics section of the end-of-year exam. Additionally, many of the enthusiastic students may even consider careers in science after working with the C-Fern organisms.”

With gratitude,

Mr. Mains

    Word cannot begin to express the impact that your generous donation has had on my classroom. The LCD projector that you donated to has revolutionized my classroom.  With the technology, directions are clearly posted, exercises are more enriched, and students are able to visualize the books that we read.  I use the LCD projector everyday in both my English 1 classes and AP Lit.&Comp. class.

    My school is being closed this upcoming year, and your donation has allowed my students to experience a world of education that they would not have access to generally.  I hope to continue teaching in the city next year at a new school, where your gift will continue to impact children in high-needs areas. Thank you so much for your generosity”

With gratitude,

Ms. Dong Brinn

It's a wonderful thing to see children get excited to come to school. The children who received the activity books and coloring books you helped to purchase as attendance incentives were thrilled with their rewards, but what stayed with me more from the day we distributed them was a little boy in our pre-Kindergarten class. The day the books were given out, his grandmother was picking him up early for a doctor's appointment and he was resisting strenuously. She was very confused, as were those of us standing near by, until he announced that he didn't want to be marked absent. We assured him that he still had perfect attendance so far for March, and he willingly left.

For a four year old, a tangible reward makes attendance meaningful, makes coming to school all the more exciting. We hope that in time he'll understand how learning is its own reward, but in the meantime, his presence in school everyday means we can teach him that.

We and the children are deeply appreciative for your commitment to helping those you don't know, those who are not necessarily part of your community. It's not entirely accurate to say they have to be here to learn; our students learn plenty on the streets that we'd rather they didn't. But to gain the knowledge they need to have a better future, our children do need to be in school, and you've helped us achieve that. Thank you.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Dropkin

Thank you all for your support of me and my students in helping purchase an LCD projector. I have been using the projector to show my senior students how to navigate university websites to find valuable information. This has been an awesome classroom experience for us because it gives the students an opportunity to ask questions - big and small - about college life that they either were too afraid to ask before or didn't even realize they had. At the same time, they are learning an important 21st century life skill in learning how to use the Internet purposefully. Thank you again for your support with this project. ”

With gratitude,

Mr. Kenney