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Ms. Morgenstern from Rego Park, NY is requesting a classroom visitor through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let Your Voice Be Heard: Debate Club

My students need a way to express themselves eloquently and intelligently. These visitor workshops with Richard Celestin will help the students gain effective communication skills.

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My Students

Our 5th grade students have a lot of great ideas and need an effective way to communicate them to others. We are a small school in NYC with a diverse population.

Our students come from all parts of the world, and in a lot of cases, English is their second language.

As a result, words can sometimes be misunderstood. This program is designed to teach students how to communicate in an effective way. They learn the basic skills to get their point across using words, not fists. It builds up their confidence in their ability to stand up in front of an audience, be it peers, parents, or lawyers, to state their case.

My Project

The Debate Club workshops are designed to help the students develop communication skills, which encompass the CCSS. Every day, the students are given a lesson to work through - they learn how to construct counter arguments and play devil's advocate. Each student has their own workbook and materials for case studies. Once a week, the class visitor comes in to work with them highlighting different strategies. They learn to become good citizens, and they learn how to stand up for other people's rights. At the end of the 20 week program, they compete with other schools at an event overseen by local lawyers and judges. A student may enter this program timid and shy, but they leave it with confidence and gusto. It truly is a life changing experience. Last year, we had the added bonus of visiting our local courthouse, and meeting a presiding judge.

It started off with a handful of students, and each year it grows extensively.

For one student, participating in last year's Debate Club, "made me way more confident in speaking loud and clear in front of judges, teachers, parents, and my peers. Although it was a lot of extra work, I am very glad that I had the opportunity to participate." I hope you will once again give us the opportunity to run this program.

Ms. Morgenstern PS 174 William Sidney Mount Grades 3-5

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Rego Park, NY View local requests

More than a third 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

25 students impacted 13donors

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Where your donation goes
Visitor Total
Richard Celestin, Esq. (Richard Celestin Consulting Group, LLC (Richard Celestin will visit our classroom to instruct students on how to constructively debate and argue their positions through a variety of topics, whilst learning the intricacies of our legal system. Debate Workshops will allow students to become more proficient in speaking, researching, reading and writing, and will promote reasoning as well as communication skills.) ) $750.00

Visitor cost

$750.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$791.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.63

Total project goal

$930.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $930.88

9 Donors

-$478.00

Donations toward project cost

-$432.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$422.35

Match offers toward project cost

-$359.00

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.53

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 $0.00

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