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Mr. Vanderpot from La Mesa, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Vanderpot's classroom raised $587

Chess Literacy: Studying from Chess Master Bruce Pandolfini

My students need a collection of over 20 chess books by chess master Bruce Pandolfini.

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Mr. Vanderpot Helix Charter High School
La Mesa, CA Grades 9-12

I teach chess at a high poverty college-prep high school, where most of my students do not believe that they are meant to go to college. Though the school I teach at does an effective job of preparing students for the rigors of college, most of my students still see the divide between high school and college as too wide a gap to cross. As a teacher, it is difficult to see qualified students opt out of the opportunity to attend a university because of preconceived notions. I have never let my students use poverty or what they do not have as an excuse for what they can not accomplish. So, I do not want their lack of money or knowledge to stop them from becoming great chess players or from moving along the road onto college. If a collection of chess books by chess master Bruce Pandolfini are purchased for my students, I believe this will translate into success in and out of the classroom. And, with this momentum, I plan to use these successes to demonstrate to them that they can successfully transition from high school into college. Thus, when my students arrive at college, they will know that with hard work and determination and with chess acting as their vehicle, they can succeed. Everyday, with the state of the current economy, I witness more and more educational cutbacks. But, these chess books by chess master Bruce Pandolfini can change my students’ futures in chess and college. With your help, it can be possible for my students to hold their heads up as they face the future challenges and obstacles that begin with chess and culminate in a college education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

45 students impacted 3 donors
Mr. Vanderpot Helix Charter High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

La Mesa, CA View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

45 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pandolfini's Chess Complete Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15
Beginning Chess: Over 300 Elementary Problems for Players New to the Game Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $13.50 1 $13.50
Endgame Workshop Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $15.96 1 $15.96
Kasparov And Deep Blue Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Weapons of Chess: An Omnibus of Chess Strategies Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $13.50 1 $13.50
Bobby Fischer's Outrageous Chess Moves Bruce Pandolfini, Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $10.75 1 $10.75
Abc's Of Chess Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
200 Brilliant Endgames Irving Chernev, Adam Hart-Davis (Introduction), Preface by Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $10.75 1 $10.75
Chess Target Practice Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Kasparov's Winning Chess Tactics Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Chessercizes Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess: Basic to Advanced Strategies with America's Foremost Chess Instructor Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $12.00 1 $12.00
Pandolfini's Endgame Course: Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Pandolfini's Chess Challenges: 111 Winning Endgames Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $13.50 1 $13.50
Let's Play Chess Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
More Chessercizes Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Chess Thinking Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $19.75 1 $19.75
One Move Chess By The Champions Bruce Pandolfini, Pandolfini Bruce • Barnes and Noble $9.85 1 $9.85
Principles Of The New Chess Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $10.75 1 $10.75
Russian Chess Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games Laszlo Polgar, Bruce Pandolfini (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $19.75 1 $19.75
Solitaire Chess Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
More Chess Openings, Vol. 2 Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15
Every Move Must Have a Purpose: Strategies from Chess for Business and Life Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $23.35 1 $23.35
Square One Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15
Power Mates Bruce Pandolfini • Barnes and Noble $19.75 1 $19.75

Materials cost

$397.66

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.77

Sales tax

 $28.83

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$481.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.64

Total project goal

$586.90

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $586.90

2 Donors

-$293.47

Donations toward project cost

-$240.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.82

match offer

-$293.43

Match offer toward project cost

-$240.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.82

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