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Ms. Patterson from Jamaica, NY is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Give New Immigrant Students the Opportunity of a Lifetime!

My students need tickets to see the Broadway show "On your Feet." This is a story of immigrants who started off with very little and going on to achieve great success.

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My Students

"Tell me, I'll forget. Show me, I may remember. But involve me, and I'll understand. " -Chinese Proverb As an English as Second Language instructor this is the guiding principle of my classroom. My students need to be involved and engaged in order to acquire a language as difficult as English.

My students are recent immigrants living in New York City.

All of my students have been in the United States for 2 years or less. Stepping into my classroom is stepping into a living cultural exchange. My students hail from countries in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Middle East and Asia. At any given moment you will hear Arabic, Bengali, French, Spanish and many other languages being spoken in my classroom as the students try to navigate their new world and new realities. These students come from extremely low income and unstable home lives. Many of my students work to help support their families here in the US and in their home countries. Though my students face incomprehensible challenges, they always rise to the occasion. In class we are learning a new language, but more importantly we learning how to respect and support one another as we push towards the common goal of obtaining an education.

My Project

There are many wonderful shows on Broadway that I am sure my students would enjoy; however I chose "On Your Feet !" for very specific and strategic reasons. This is the story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan. The Estefans were immigrants and despite many challenges went on to achieve great success. My students need to see this type of story. It is imperative that they see positive representations of immigrants, especially at a time when there is so much negative rhetoric about immigrants in the media. In class we do a unit on famous immigrants and Gloria Estefan is someone we study. This is the ultimate opportunity to bridge the information learned in class to a real life experience.

Absolutely none of my students would be able to afford a Broadway show on their own.

My students have extremely limited experience with the arts. This is a rare opportunity to expose the students to the arts and a show I believe they will feel a strong connection with. It will be a life changing experience for them to see the story of a person who has been where they are, overcome obstacles and achieve success. I want my students to know they can achieve greatness in whatever they choose to do.

Ms. Patterson Hillcrest High School Grades 9-12

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Jamaica, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

Component Company Total
Activity Nederlander Sales and Patron Services $950.00

Trip cost

$950.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$994.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$175.46

Total project goal

$1,169.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,169.71

6 Donors

-$1,149.71

Donations toward project cost

-$977.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$172.46

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

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$0.00

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