Posts Tagged ‘reading’
In the Community – Lafrancis Hardiman Elementary School, Wyandanch, NY
After a brief break, we are pleased to resume our monthly support for DonorsChoose, a site that curates projects in need of funding that are submitted by public school teachers from across the country. Recently, Nilofer Ali, Resources Manager, chose two projects that were particularly meaningful for her. Below is one of them, with a…
Read MoreIn the Community – Josiah Quincy Elementary School, Boston, MA
Name/Location of School: Josiah Quincy Elementary School, Boston, MA DonorsChoose.org project name: Diverse Books for Little Readers Teacher’s Name: Ms. Switzer Grade Level: PreK – 2 Subject (if applicable): Cultural Diversity Project description: Ms. Switzer works with kindergarteners from a broad diversity of backgrounds, has six different languages represented in her classroom, and has students with disabilities in…
Read MoreIn the Community – Anderson Intermediate School, Anderson, Indiana
This month, the In the Community project chosen by Tim Cross, Business Development Manager, honors Black History month and shares the true stories of individuals who navigated around seemingly insurmountable barriers and challenges that were placed in their path to achieve equality. While there is still more ground to cover, these courageous stories continue…
Read MoreIn the Community – KND Elementary School, Brethren, MI
Last year, the Westchester Education Services team began an initiative where each month, one team member selects a project from the DonorsChoose website to fund. The funding requests are submitted by public school teachers from all across the country, and cover a wide range of items sought to improve the learning experience for the students.…
Read MoreIn the Community: Powell Elementary Paideia Community Academy, Chicago, IL
Each month, a member of the Westchester K-12 team has the opportunity to make a positive impact on students by contributing to a classroom project that needs funding on DonorsChoose.org. For the month of July, Dave Bailis, STEM Content Director, shares details about the project he selected: Tell us about your DonorsChoose.org project: Ms. Laney is…
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