My Nonprofit Reviews

As a board member for EPAK, I read the descriptions of the how grants are used in the classroom. Those experiences are so enriching. Several examples at Los Robles Magnet Academy involve experiencing life on a farm --by visiting Lemo's Farm in Half Moon Bay where the children were able to feed goats, saddleback some ponies, pick pumpkins in the fields, and talk with farm hands learning how tractors and technology have changed much of farming practices today. In another class at the same school, through materials bought with grant monies, students were able to develop and practice their math skills more independently. Using Didax cubes helps them to blend letter sound into words. Using Touch Math helps them to learn how to identify numbers, and to add and subtract. Karen Ross