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My students have really taken an interest in learning how to play chess. However, I only have two chess boards in my classroom and there is always a large crowd gathered around them. I am asking for funds to purchase a class set of chess boards, so every one of my students has the opportunity to learn and play chess. In addition to being a pro-social, interpersonal activity, chess also brings many educational and developmental benefits such as improved memory and IQ, and improved problem solving and strategic thinking skills.

The costs for the project are broken down as follows:

15 x chess boards and pieces ($222.00)
15 x storage bags ($75.00)
1 x storage bin ($20.00)

Total Project Cost = $317.00

Thank you for your support.

School Supplies

School: Capital High School

I am requesting $300 to be used to purchase school supplies for my students.

This is my first year of teaching here in US. I am teaching Algebra 1 to all 9th grade students at Capital High School in Santa Fe, NM. I am seeking $300 to be used to purchase school supplies for my students (e.g. pencils, pens, colored pencils, colored papers, copy papers, rulers, graphing papers, crayons, sticky notes, flash cards etc.) Every day some of my students asked for supplies and I can’t afford to provide them what they need.

Help Get Us To Hummingbird

School:Ortiz Middle School

Ortiz Orchestra 7th and 8th grade students are hoping to go to Hummingbird Music Camp on February 28th.

For many students, this will be their first overnight experience at a camp and will be their first experience in the Jemez Mountains. The purpose of this trip is to prepare for the district Music Performance Assessment in March and to bond together as musicians.

$500 would help cover the cost of room and board for students and adults as well as help cover costs to hire outside musicians that will be working with these students. Any support is greatly appreciated.

Help Us Learn to Cook

School:Capital High School

Our Life Skills classes have students of all abilities and cooking is something they can all do at some level. We are looking for a donation in order to purchase food for our weekly cooking classes.

Our Life Skills classes have students of all abilities and cooking is something they can all do at some level. We are looking for a donation in order to purchase food for our weekly cooking classes. Our kitchen is stocked with dishes, pans, utensils, small appliances and more, but we are missing food items. We would like to have funds at a grocery store in order to purchase food (a D4S Partner) in order to buy fresh items the day before cooking. We have a number of items on our cooking menu ranging from empanadas to cookies to lasagna and everything in between!

Outdoor Education

School: Mandela International Magnet School

I am requesting $500 to help subsidize the cost of overnight camping trips, specifically for our families who have a difficult time covering the entire cost themselves.

Outdoor, experiential learning opportunities anchored around overnight camping trips support the Mandela’s school-wide goals and allows students to build connections, shared experiences, and strong team dynamics – all of which are critical to the success of a small, demanding, community-minded school such as Mandela International Magnet School.

The objective of our multi-day camping trips is to broaden student experiences, create a shared set of outdoor experiences in which students are reliant, supportive, and accountable to each other. By engaging as many students as possible in these expeditions we help to realize the one of the goals of our International Baccalaureate program in providing meaningful learning experiences outside the walls of our school. In addition, participation over multiple years of their school experience helps to develop active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with all of their differences, can meld into a single community.

Mandela parents and our Parent Teacher Organization are currently able to fund participation for 65% of the student body; however cost is a limiting factor for some additional families' ability to participate. With additional support, we will be able to subsidize the costs for students, thereby bringing our participation rate to a minimum of 75% of the student body.

Life Science - Harvest Investigation at McCalls Pumpkin Patch!

School: Cesar Chavez Elementary School

We are requesting $784 for admission and transportation to the McCalls Pumpkin Patch in Moriarty, NM!

This is a great way to extend our learning through our life science unit! We will dig deeper to see the end product of what happens when you plant a pumpkin seed! This is the perfect time of year to learn about the harvest of pumpkins, and having fun at the same time!

Biliteracy

School: El Camino Real Academy

I am requesting $500 to be used to support biliteracy projects within the classroom and related field trips.

Bark It Forward

School: (ATC) Academy for Technology and the Classics

This school year, I will teach a leadership class to at-risk 8th and 9th grade students at The Academy for Technology and the Classics in Santa Fe, NM. The goal of the class is to build their interpersonal and self-regulation skills.

Once a week, I will partner with Assistance Dogs of the West. We will have students train assistance dogs for clients in the community with specific needs. These impairments include mobility, autism spectrum, seizures, anxiety disorders, disabilities, diabetes, and post-traumatic stress. With supervision from Assistance Dogs of the West, students will train dogs with upwards of 90 commands while reinforcing behavior for clients’ specific needs.

Working with these dogs, students will build leadership traits, including confidence, self-esteem, disability awareness, community involvement, assertiveness skills, and empathy. Most importantly, they will have the opportunity to see their hard work result in the betterment of others’ lives.

I am seeking $500 in funding to go directly to Assistance Dogs of the West and pay for transportation of dogs to and from school, teaching students how to properly train dogs, and supervision of student-to-dog relationships. Cost for this program is $2,475 a semester.

Classroom Library for Growing Readers

School: Atalaya Elementary School

Readers need need lots of books to keep them growing! I am requesting funding to grow a classroom library with just right books for the 2nd graders at Atalaya Elementary School.

I am requesting $450 to be used to purchase grade appropriate books in literature, information, poetry, and fairy tales. Your contributions will benefit all the 2nd graders at Atalaya and future students too!

Destination Imagination!

School: Mandela International Magnet School

Destination Imagination: Nine months of teamwork, learning, planning, design, application, culminating competition
Our first year: MIMS took six teams to the NM DI State Tournament, and left with three 1st place teams, three 2nd place teams.
Globals: We now head to the Global DI Tournament in Kansas City, MO, to compete with teams from all over the world, and need to raise $16,500 JUST for the registration fees.

YOU can help us reach our goal - We are hoping to raise $1,000.00 from the Dollars4Schools website.

Destination Imagination Topics/Skillsets: STEAM, extra-curricular, here at MIMS, teamwork, critical and creative thinking, competition,
MISSION: To engage participants in project-based challenges that are designed to build confidence and develop extraordinary creativity, critical thinking, communication, and teamwork skills

Destination Imagination Principles:
Fun learning: Explore STEM/STEAM concepts in a hands-on environment
Creative problem solving: Learn how to think, not what to think
Kid powered; team driven: Energize students to own all decisions, creations, and results
Friendly competition: Motivate teams to reach for the stars, while also rooting for each other Global diversity: Encourage and celebrate differences in each other, and differences in ideas

Volunteer Background Check Assistance

School: Multiple Santa Fe Public Schools

As the SFPS Volunteer Coordinator, and in an effort to encourage a more diverse volunteer population, I would like to offer paid background fees for up to 50 volunteer applicants to distributed throughout 5 different schools within the Santa Fe Public School District. Certain demographic criteria, including a residence radius of applicants who live within 6 blocks of the schools' attendance area will be required to be eligible for usage of the background check funds.

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