Tag: New York City Schools
Why Diverse Books Matter, Especially During Distance Learning
Teachers tell us that one of their biggest needs in the classroom is for diverse books that are culturally relevant for their students. Especially given current events and the struggle to keep students engaged with distance learning, we wanted to highlight our vendor partnership with Lee & Low Books. Lee & Low Books is the […]
Award-Winning Actor & Singer Taye Diggs Joins AdoptAClassroom.org and Burlington Stores to Officially Launch its 2019 back-to-school campaign hosted in all Burlington locations now through August 17th.
Award-winning actor and singer Taye Diggs teamed up with AdoptAClassroom.org and our corporate partner Burlington Stores, this back-to-school season to announce our 3rd consecutive year of partnership where customers are asked to donate $1 or more at check out to support AdoptAClassroom.org. To celebrate, Taye joined us in awarding the New York City Department of […]
NYC School Teachers Get a Big Surprise!
Oscar Winning Actor, Artist and Activist, Common, paid a surprise visit to high-needs school P.S. 111 last Thursday. With the help of our corporate partner Burlington Stores, Common presented $10,000 to the school’s teachers, just in time for the upcoming school year. This donation makes it possible for P.S.111 teachers to purchase the classroom supplies […]
NYC School Teachers Get a Big Surprise!
After a recent surprise visit by Oscar winning actor and musical artist Common, teachers and students at The Renaissance School of the Arts in East Harlem have something extra to look forward to this school year. Common teamed up with AdoptAClassroom and our partner Burlington stores to help these teachers buy supplies and materials for […]