Surrogate Room Parents Help Teacher and Kids

A group of friends from Bay Light Community Church decided to “adopt” a classroom at Castro Elementary School in Mountain View and partner with the teacher to support her students.  95% of this teacher’s 5th Grade students were English language learners from low income families. Various friends helped students in morning math club, they chaperoned field trips, planned holiday class parties, coordinated gift bags before the holidays with art supplies and a book, helped clean the class over Spring break, matched adult “pen pals” with each student to encourage writing practice, and more—doing whatever the teacher needed most to help her students reach their potential.

The teacher explains: “This group has been an incredible resource for my students and me. This has been an incredibly powerful experience for all involved.”  This partnership continues as the friends enjoy the collaborative relationship with the teacher, and convey to these 5th grade students that though they may have obstacles to overcome, they have immense potential in their lives.

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