This week, we’re helping provide a class set of Hidden Figures to a never-before-funded classroom in Arkansas as well as current popular books requested by a never-before-funded librarian at an elementary school in Louisiana. We hope that readers who support quality public school education will help by sharing or supporting our featured projects.
The Inoculation Project is an ongoing, volunteer effort to crowdfund science and math projects for red-state public schools in low-income neighborhoods. As always, our conduit is DonorsChoose.org, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that facilitates tax-deductible donations to specific, vetted projects in public schools.
We’ve made lots of headway on our main project. As belinda ridgewood pointed out last week, this never-before-funded teacher in Arkansas hopes to inspire her eighth-grade students in math and computer science.
MAIN PROJECT
Resources: Help me give my students their own copies of the book Hidden Figures so that we can learn about diversity, compassion, and determination.
Economic need: More than half of students from low‑income households
Location: Midland High School, Pleasant Plains, Arkansas
Total: $215.74
Still Needed: $109.71 Completed, thank you! See y’all next Sunday.
Teacher’s Comments from Mrs. McFarland:
My Students: The majority of students in our school come from a low-income area. Our school has received a grant for free breakfasts and lunches for all students. We are a rural school with students who have a limited exposure to the world beyond our small community.
Students need collaborative spaces to be able to engage in critical thinking and problem-solving activities together.
In these collaborative groups, my students learn how to communicate effectively and solve problems creatively. I want my students to be well-prepared for college and career opportunities. The more I prepare them for the future, the better our future looks.
My Project: I want to make sure that my students have all the skills that they need to be successful in life.
Katherine Johnson said, "Let me do it.
You tell me when you want it and where you want it to land, and I'll do it backwards and tell you when to take off."
Although she was talking about the landing on the moon, it really speaks to me as a teacher. I want my students to know how, why, when, where, and what they will be doing with their lives.
This class set of Hidden Figures will be used for a book study in my computer class. We will read, research, and reflect on the hidden figures in this book and set goals for how we can become someone who can change the world. I hope to share with them the virtues of empathy and compassion, and I will also throw in a little math and computer science as we explore the world of the computer programming languages Python, Java, JavaScript, and HTML.
Will you help me encourage my students to be all that they can be? Their future can be bright, and you can help light the way with your donation.
Donations of ANY size can make a BIG difference!
Our new long-term project was posted by a never-before-funded elementary school librarian in Louisiana. Here’s a partial list of the books she has requested in addition to science books from The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library: Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation; If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement; If You Were a Kid Surviving a Hurricane; and Guided Science Readers Parent Pack: Level C: 16 Fun Nonfiction Books That Are Just Right for New Readers.
LONG-TERM PROJECT
Resources: Help me give my students guided emergent reader books about science and social studies.
Economic need: Nearly all students from low‑income households
Location: Bossier Elementary School, Bossier City, Louisiana
Total: $191.02
Still Needed: $186.67 Completed, thank you!
Librarian’s Comments from Ms. May:
My Students: The library is the heartbeat of literacy in a school. The students at my school love to read, but we can't afford to buy many popular current titles that the students want to read the most. My students love non-fiction science, math, and social studies books that support STEM/STEAM.
The Title I students at my school come from a lower Socioeconomic status than other students in our parish, but their dreams are just as big.
They just need help getting the resources they need to build their love of reading and advance their love of science.
My Project: I am an elementary librarian at a Title I school. Even my youngest students get excited when they learn about science and social studies in the classroom. I wish to extend their classroom learning experience by providing science and social students books for emerging readers.
The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library delivers science in an engaging manner that appeals to young readers.
They learn and have fun with the colorful illustrations and delightful text. Other books from this series have proven popular to my elementary patrons and appeal to reluctant readers. They are selected and checked out as soon as they placed on the shelves.
Donations of ANY size can make a BIG difference!
Last week’s long-term project — Oh, Snap! Let's Learn About Circuits! — was unexpectedly completed yesterday! Here’s the teacher’s thank you note:
Thank you so much for your donations! I am overwhelmed with your generosity and how fast my project was funded!! My students are going to be so excited when I tell them Monday that we are getting our own set of Snap Circuits kits! I can't wait to start our unit and turn my kiddos into miniature electricians!!!
With gratitude,
Mrs. Crump
Founded in 2009, The Inoculation Project combats the anti-science push in conservative America by funding science and math projects in red-state classrooms and libraries. Our conduit is DonorsChoose.org, a crowdfunding charity founded in 2000 and highly rated by both Charity Navigator and the Better Business Bureau.
Every Sunday, we focus on helping to fund science or math projects, preferably in neighborhood public schools where the overwhelming majority of students come from low-income households. We welcome everyone who supports public school education — no money is required!
Finally, here’s our list of successfully funded projects — our series total is 717! The success-list diary also contains links and additional information about DonorsChoose.org.