Back to School Tools to Help Classrooms Go Green
So many teachers out there don’t have enough resources to create the hands on learning experiences that they want to give kids in the classroom. That’s why Charles Best, Founder of DonorsChoose.org, is excited about a new way for teachers and kids to get hands-on tools for really memorable classroom projects that help students learn about the planet.
Charles used to be a public school history teacher and he understands how powerful hands-on learning is for students, but public school teachers often need help funding these important projects for their classes since many schools don’t have the budget for them. To help make a difference, he’s asking that parents, teachers and community members to help get the word out and has a few simple ways to be a part of helping this cause.
A FEW STATISTICS:
Since April of 2016, the Tom’s of Maine Green Your School Fund working with DonorsChoose.org continues to help support teachers by automatically half funding environmentally focused classroom projects. Imagine the good we can accomplish with this year’s fund!
· $1,000,000 Donated to projects
· 2,326 Projects fully funded
· 331,715 Students helped
· 1,271 Schools Served
· 1,525 Teachers supported
Charles Best gives tips on how teachers can get funding for environmental awareness projects for students.
Charles Best, Founder and CEO, DonorsChoose.org: Charles Best leads DonorsChoose.org, the pioneering crowdfunding nonprofit where anyone can help a classroom in need. At DonorsChoose.org, public school teachers create classroom project requests and donors can choose the projects they want to support. Best launched the platform in 2000 out of a Bronx public high school where he taught history. Today, more than two thirds of U.S. public schools have at least one teacher who has created a project request on DonorsChoose.org, and 1.8 million people have donated $360 million to classroom projects reaching 16 million students. DonorsChoose.org is one of Oprah Winfrey’s “Ultimate Favorite Things” and was the first charity to be featured on the cover of Fast Company as one of the “50 Most Innovative Companies in the World. For three years, FORTUNE magazine has named Best to its “40 under 40 hottest rising stars in business. He has received the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award, which honors young Americans who are changing their communities through public service, and the Jefferson Awards. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen Best graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Yale College in 1998.
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