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Ms. Pellegrino from Springfield, MA is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Transformative Teaching and Leadership Training

I need to take my teaching to the next level by bringing wellness and social-emotional learning practices to my school.

  • $3,618 goal

This project expired on August 27, 2024.

This project expired on August 27, 2024.

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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 Project

My vision is to educate students and parents on the importance of mindfulness and yoga. I want to combine my SEL skills teaching children about the importance of nutrition, mindful eating and organic gardening. I want to enhance my pedagogy, deepen my expertise in mindfulness and yoga, and improve my ability to foster these very important skills that students and parents need for healthy living, healing and social change in my school and community. This training will allow me to strengthen my understanding of yoga with a deeper dive into chair yoga, sequencing, restorative yoga, and yoga philosophy. Additionally, I will develop my capacity as a social-emotional learning and mindfulness expert. This life-changing experience will give me incredible tools and support to catalyze healing and social change

Ms. Pellegrino Hiram Dorman Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Springfield, MA View local requests

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. Learn more

250 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Component Company Total
Activity Breathe for Change $3,000.00

Trip cost

$3,000.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$45.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$3,075.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$542.65

Total project goal

$3,617.65

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