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Ms. Sheila from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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For the Love of Reading

Help me give my students a love of reading with books that they can get into and relate to!

  • $400 goal

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Working at our school in Brooklyn is a dream, and it's all because of our students. While we are a Title I school, we're one of a handful of schools in NYC that only admits recent immigrants and refugees.

Our students come from over 30 countries and speak over 35 languages.

This years seniors come from Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guinea, Haiti, Nepal, Pakistan, Senegal, Venezuela, Yemen, and many more.

Project-based learning, student choice at every turn, and collaboration among both students and staff are what makes our school run so well.

My Project

In the first couple weeks of (remote) school, we have been able to get students supplies, which includes the first book we will read as a class. After that, we will break off into book clubs, which will hopefully help with the fully remote and blended learners. It's always a challenge to develop a love of reading in all students, but it's especially challenging when we're not together.

The hope is that students will find something they love in these books - a character they can relate to, a conflict they can empathize with, or just finding joy in learning something new.

Thank you for helping to support the love of reading in our students and helping them find books that they can better relate to.

Ms. Sheila Brooklyn International High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Sheila

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than half 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Clap When You Land • MahoganyBooks $17.09 10 $170.90
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent • MahoganyBooks $28.80 2 $57.60
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood • MahoganyBooks $15.30 2 $30.60
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice • MahoganyBooks $9.89 3 $29.67
X: A Novel • MahoganyBooks $8.09 2 $16.18

Materials cost

$304.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$339.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.92

Total project goal

$399.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $399.44

1 Donor

-$199.72

Donations toward project cost

-$169.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.96

match offer

-$199.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$169.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.96

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 $0.00

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