Chelsea School

Chelsea School has been serving students with language-based learning disabilities for over 44 years. We are a non-profit college-preparatory school serving students in the Washington, DC area. 

We need your help! 

Our school is operating 100% virtually this fall, and it is imperative that we supplement our distance learning platform with hands-on materials that students can use at home. Using public and private grants, we were able to provide Chromebooks for most of our students, but we need financial support to purchase other items including:

Manipulative tools for math
Reading intervention materials
Science lab supplies for home use
Social studies materials
Art supplies
Home fitness equipment
Instructional materials for teachers
Grocery store gift cards for families in need 

Our biggest concern during this time of school closure and distance learning is academic regression, especially in reading, math, and writing. Our students come to us several grade levels behind their peers, and they cannot afford to slip behind any farther. Your donation will help us to insure that regression does not happen during this critical time.

My friend Karen Carlson, School Nurse and advocate, is running 1000 miles for her students at Chelsea School in Hyattsville, MD. Chelsea School offers college prep and life skills for learning disabled and disadvantaged youth in DC. Karen has started a partnership with Chelsea School and a local fitness club to offer fitness classes for the students. Students pay a fee to participate but many don't have the resources to pay. Since starting Run to School Karen has started an afternoon fitness challenge and 3-3 basketball group. All thanks to donations.

Donate money for scholarships, work out clothes, water bottles, snacks, and equipment. Pledge for every mile Karen runs, donate $50 to cover 1/3 of the cost per student, $150 for a full scholarship. Donate smaller amounts to cover laundry costs or snacks.