5th Grade Trip to IslandWood
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My name is Kellie and I am a fifth grade teacher at Highland Park Elementary. I have the privilege of teaching alongside one other fifth grade teacher – Ryan. Together, we are entrusted with the education of fifty-seven amazing scholars.
Highland Park is a unique place. We are a Title I school that serves an extremely diverse population with 80% of our students receiving free or reduced price lunch. Many of our students speak more than one language and bring rich, cultural backgrounds to our community. The wide spectrum of learners creates a distinctive environment where we are happy to teach and grow with our scholars.
Each year, we have the pleasure of taking our fifth graders on a trip to IslandWood – a school in the woods on Bainbridge Island, a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle. During the four day excursion, students are exposed to many things that they have never seen or done before, beginning with the ferry ride across Puget Sound and extending throughout their time on site. The staff at IslandWood provides an authentic, engaging learning experience. Every year, we get to watch our students learn in a way that cannot be provided inside the four walls of a classroom. It is absolutely amazing to see the transformation under which many students go as they see a world beyond the one where they live. Ryan and I love to see those “lightbulb” moments when our scholars click with learning in new, indescribable ways. Not only is the trip to IslandWood a fun-packed adventure, but it shapes the fifth grade community upon our return as well. We create a close bond and build deeper relationships that improve our ability to rise to the demands of fifth grade.
As their fifth grade teachers, we want every student to be able to take this trip and have the opportunity to do something completely outside of their normal routine. However, while all the benefits of IslandWood are impossible to quantify, they do come with a price tag. This is where we need your help. We want to raise money to subsidize the cost of IslandWood so that every student can afford to come, and the only way we can do that is with your support. Please consider donating to this trip and help us change the lives of these fifty-seven scholars. Your donations will go to cover the cost of IslandWood for every student, transportation, chaperones, but most of all, your donations will support an amazing learning opportunity for our students.
Highland Park is a unique place. We are a Title I school that serves an extremely diverse population with 80% of our students receiving free or reduced price lunch. Many of our students speak more than one language and bring rich, cultural backgrounds to our community. The wide spectrum of learners creates a distinctive environment where we are happy to teach and grow with our scholars.
Each year, we have the pleasure of taking our fifth graders on a trip to IslandWood – a school in the woods on Bainbridge Island, a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle. During the four day excursion, students are exposed to many things that they have never seen or done before, beginning with the ferry ride across Puget Sound and extending throughout their time on site. The staff at IslandWood provides an authentic, engaging learning experience. Every year, we get to watch our students learn in a way that cannot be provided inside the four walls of a classroom. It is absolutely amazing to see the transformation under which many students go as they see a world beyond the one where they live. Ryan and I love to see those “lightbulb” moments when our scholars click with learning in new, indescribable ways. Not only is the trip to IslandWood a fun-packed adventure, but it shapes the fifth grade community upon our return as well. We create a close bond and build deeper relationships that improve our ability to rise to the demands of fifth grade.
As their fifth grade teachers, we want every student to be able to take this trip and have the opportunity to do something completely outside of their normal routine. However, while all the benefits of IslandWood are impossible to quantify, they do come with a price tag. This is where we need your help. We want to raise money to subsidize the cost of IslandWood so that every student can afford to come, and the only way we can do that is with your support. Please consider donating to this trip and help us change the lives of these fifty-seven scholars. Your donations will go to cover the cost of IslandWood for every student, transportation, chaperones, but most of all, your donations will support an amazing learning opportunity for our students.
Organizer
Kellie Marie
Organizer
Seattle, WA