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Laptop For Lucky Learners!!! (Part 2)

My students need a laptop to research and create projects!

Ms. Diamond Enrico Fermi Elementary School

Chicago, IL Grades 6-8

My Students

A quote I live by and teach my students comes from Plato when he said “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”

I'm a third year art teacher in an elementary school located in a high poverty inner-city community.

I work in a community where joining a gang seems to be a way of life. Bullying starts young and for my students bullies and their victims often turn to gangs for protection. I am fortunate to work with an age group where I can ‘catch them’ when they're still young. I can teach them, warn them, and show them right from wrong.

My Project

Over the summer, a group of eight sixth graders and I created a PSA to deter their peers from joining gangs. Each student shared their own story of how they have been directly affected by gang violence. Words cannot describe how powerful their message was and what a profound impact it had on the people who were able to see their video. They were given a platform to tell their story and were able to use it wisely-- but there are so many more stories to be told. My students are empathetic, resilient, and willful people who deserve nothing but the best. The laptop will allow the students to access pertinent information relating to their projects, import files, add music, and edit their videos.

I do not have any student computers in my classroom and access to the computer lab is limited.

The possibility of having a computer in my classroom will greatly improve their education. I want my students to have the same quality of education as their peers across the country, but due to budget constraints I am not always able to provide that for them. With your help, we will be able to get them there!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

250 students impacted 2 donors

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Chicago, IL
Grades 6-8
Literacy
Visual Arts
Technology
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Diamond Enrico Fermi Elementary School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

Nearly all 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

250 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Acer Aspire Laptop / AMD C-Series Processor / 14' Display / 2GB Memory • Best Buy $320.09 1 $320.09

Materials cost			$320.09
Vendor shipping charges			$12.00
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.80
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$371.89
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$65.63
Total project goal			$437.52
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$437.52
1 Donor			-$218.76
Donations toward project cost			-$185.95
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$32.81
match offer			-$218.75
Match offer toward project cost			-$185.94
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$32.81
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Laptop For Lucky Learners!!! (Part 2)

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