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Ms. Lodermeier from Minneapolis MN is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Learning Retreat: Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center

My students need a trip to Wolf Ridge Environmental Center.

  • $4,083 goal

This project expired on March 27, 2015.

This project expired on March 27, 2015.

My Students

By the end of the school year, my scholars will have worked for many months with enthusiasm and drive. We will be tired, but excited with the great strides of progress we have made. A familiar buzz of excitement will be in the air, but it won't be for the end of the school year...

We will be excited for more learning: our annual environmental retreat to Wolf Ridge!

My scholars are a diverse group of learners. They are kind, energetic, and curious scholars who spend their days studying in both English and Spanish. 98% of my students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Our school is about 70% Latino, 15% African American, and 11% Native American.

My Project

Every year, we have sent the 5th grade students and teachers to Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in Finland, MN, for a three-day learning retreat. During our days there, students attend a full day of classes and activities that range from learning about Northern Minnesota's wildlife to building leadership and self-confidence on the high ropes course. It is an unforgettable trip that students look forward to every spring. Students love their trip to Wolf Ridge because they get to learn by doing. Throughout the year they have studied environments, Native American history, and the scientific method in the classroom, but at Wolf Ridge, their classes take them out into the same woods where the Ojibwe thrived, or the same lakes where the French Voyageurs paddled. Students leave with a deep understanding of these and many other concepts, as well as an appreciation of our natural world.

This learning retreat changes the lives of our students.

Offering this trip to students at a reduced price is central to being able to go. Your donation is greatly appreciated! Thank you for thinking of us! Thank you for being the change...

Ms. Lodermeier
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Component Company Total
Activity Wolf Ridge Environmental Center $3,389.00

Trip cost

$3,389.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$50.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$3,469.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$612.32

Total project goal

$4,082.16

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