Author: Ryan Jordan

We bet you’re excited for summer vacation! Here in Miami, Adopt-A-Classroom’s headquarters, today is the last day of school for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. To all of our teachers here and around the country – enjoy the summer! We know that some teachers are still wrapping up the school year and have heard that others […]

For Teacher Appreciation Week earlier this month, a group of volunteers visited the teachers and students of the classrooms they adopted at JFK Magnet School in Port Chester, New York. On a beautiful, sunny day, the volunteers planted annuals and perennials that they purchased for the school’s courtyard. They also dedicated a Japanese maple tree […]

A national survey conducted by Kelton Research in April 2010, “National Teaching Realities Survey“, found that 97% of all teachers will go the extra mile to create an effective learning environment for their students, even if it means dipping into their own pockets to purchase necessary supplies. Do you have stories about teachers that go […]

Earlier this week, one of Adopt-A-Classroom’s teachers, Mrs. Khristi Phillips at Manhattan Place Elementary in Los Angeles, was able to take her second graders on a field trip provided by LUNCHABLES. We visited their classroom before their trip to meet Mrs. Phillips and her students in person and found a vibrant learning environment funded in […]

We wanted to share with you a fantastic story that we came across about a teacher in Brewer, Maine who created an innovative, video-conferencing project called “Chatting Across the USA“. At a time when field trips and the like are a luxury that classrooms cannot afford, this is a creative way to take students on […]

Today we would like to shine a warm and appreciative spotlight on the Key Biscayne Women’s Giving Circle. The organization recently put together an intimate fundraiser held at the Rosa De La Cruz gallery in the Design District benefiting Adopt-A-Classroom. The event was a tremendous success, raising over $8,000 in one afternoon! The funds will […]

We are so pleased that Jones New York In The Classroom, a national sponsor of Adopt-A-Classroom, was honored by Ladies’ Home Journal with it’s ‘Do Good’ stamp.   Jones New York has done some exceptional work in the education space, e.g., through Adopt-A-Classroom, they have generously provided classroom grants to thousands of teachers through the […]

We are very appreciative for the support from all the members of the Adopt-A-Classroom community in South Florida who came out to our spring fundraiser event last Saturday evening! Thankfully, the rain held off until 10pm, just as we closed up shop – incredible timing! If you are ever in the area, especially for the […]

Your minds may be on the upcoming summer, but Adopt-A-Classroom and our national sponsor, Jones New York, are already planning for Back to School with another ‘Back to School, Back to Style’ contest. Check out the 2009 winners here. Now you have the opportunity to nominate your teacher for the 2010 contest! 7 grand prize […]