Good writing is a most desirable skill for young people today. You can help our students gain the tools they need to practice researching and writing skills.  Your donation will support reading to gather information about the world by providing club members with subscriptions to print and online news resources. Furthermore, donations provide for the design, production and printing supplies and services necessary to create, print and distribute the Aspen Community Magnet School Newsletter.

Counseling Project: Creating a Supportive and Bully-Free School at Aqua Fria

You can make a real difference by helping to create a Bully-Free School. How? By providing special training and tools to help students and teachers create a respectful and supportive school environment.  No one should feel powerless or unable to respond or get help.  With the support of Jose de Olivares, Director of Maya Angelou's See Forever Foundation Young Adult Learning Center, this program has been designed specifically to help Santa Fe school communities support our students and teachers. 

This is a shining example.  Our students advance on average more than 2 grade levels in math after using our curriculum.  We are seeking help purchasing print cartridges and paper to continue our I Can Do Math curriculum.  I Can Do Math has proven to help hundreds of students plug holes in their basic understanding of math and allow them to complete their graduation requirements for math.  

We need funds for snacks.  At Agua Fria, 554 of our 560 students are economically disadvantaged.  Many of our students come to school hungry.  Hunger makes it harder to pay attention and learn.  Many of our students come to school for their first meal of the day and for some school lunch and breakfast are their only meals of the day.  Our goal is to provide our teachers with simple and nutritious snacks they can serve their students when they sence that the kids are hungry.

School uniforms help relieve peer pressure in schools, but some families just cannot afford to buy them. You can step in and help some little Sweeney kindergarten students get off on the right foot and meet school dress code requirements.  It is expensive to purchase new clothing for school.  The dress code requires children to wear collared shirts with no images or logos unless it is the school logo.  Many children only own t-shirts printed with their favorite character or saying.  Some children come to school every day dressed in clothes that do not meet the dress code requirements.  Help us help these students.  With your donation, school shirts or Target gift cards can be purchased and given to economically needy parents so they can purchase new shirts, sweatshirts or pants that meet the school dress code.