Learning Throughout the Community
- School:
- Sea Gate Elementary
- Subject:
- Special Needs Students
- Teacher:
- Kristyn Stetson
- Students Impacted:
- 18
- Grade:
- K-5
- Date:
- August 26, 2022
Investor
Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.
Suncoast Credit Union - $730.00
Original Grant Overview
Goal
To immerse students in learning opportunities outside of the classroom. Learning does not just take place in a classroom but transfers out into the community. My goal is to engage my students with special needs in the community. These opportunities will allow them to practice many skills they will need for a successful life, learn social skills and better understand the community they live in. It will also allow the community to see my students as contributing members of society. Students will make real life connections between what is learned in the classroom and why those skills are needed in life.
What will be done with my students
The local community provides very rich learning experiences for students. Experiences in the community will allow students to make connections outside of the classroom and see what sorts of careers use the skills they are learning at school. There will be one community-based learning experience a month for seven months.
October- We will travel to the Naples Depot Museum to learn about the history of Naples and different types of transportation.
November- We will travel to the Independent Living Skills Lab to work on map skills and following step by step directions.
December- We will visit a local supermarket to shop for cooking supplies for our classroom and practice our money skills.
January - We will visit the Everglades Wonder Gardens and see the different shapes animals have and how they use those shapes/characteristics to live.
February- We will visit Loves Key State Park to learn how animals and plants survive on an island.
April- We will visit Farmer Mikes to learn about where food comes from and then restaurant to learn about the jobs of a chef.
May- We will visit a local supermarket to shop for cooking supplies for our classroom and practice our money skills. We will also order food at the supermarket to practice our communication skills.
Benefits to my students
The benefits to my students will be life changing. All of my students have intellectual disabilities and struggle with academic skills as well as social and communication skills. Life skills education and community-based learning are natural ways to encourage these skills in my students. Students will work on following a grocery list as they shop, practice paying for the items they buy and communicating with people in the community. They also will gain a greater understanding about places they can go for leisure activities in the community. Each location we visit corresponds to our unit of study for the month, so students will be able to generalize what they learned in the classroom, with what they are experiencing in the community. These opportunities will allow my students to learn skills that will set a strong foundation for them as they advance through school and eventually go through our transition programs and into the community as adults. Another big part of this learning is to help educate the community on acceptance of people with special needs and to help show our students in a positive light, so they feel that they belong wherever they go.
Budget Narrative
Each community-based learning program will be 2-3 hours, so there will be transportation costs. The cost of a bus is $40.06 an hour. The total cost for buses comes to $727.62. The cost of cooking supplies and any admission fees will be covered through school funding.
Items
| # | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buses | $730.00 |
| Total: | $730.00 |
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