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Ms. Kirby from Aurora CO is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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5th Grade Outdoor Adventure!

Help me give my students the outdoor education experience of a lifetime at Cal-Wood Education Center in CO.

  • $4,812 goal

This project expired on March 3, 2020.

This project expired on March 3, 2020.

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My Students

My students are the motivating force of what I do every day. I get to learn from an amazing group of students from a variety of cultures, countries, backgrounds, and experiences as I help them learn as well.

These students are often significantly behind grade level and maintaining the desire to learn is a challenge I face as the curriculum gets more and more rigorous.

These students want to learn and feel supported in their education as they deserve.

These students motivate me consistently and I want to reciprocate that feeling by helping them feel motivated through engaging activities and materials. They need people who believe in them and know that they have the ability to succeed just as I do.

By receiving materials and projects from DonorsChoose, my students have felt like they are valued in society and that they deserve nice and new things to support their education.

My Project

Cal-Wood is a 1,200-acre outdoor learning center, nestled in the foothills, is a spectacular facility with abundant wildlife, trails, and educational opportunities. Cal-Wood instructors provide the day and evening teaching while adult chaperones from our school supervise the down-time and overnights in the cabins. Cal-Wood provides a chance for our class to learn important academic concepts in science, math, history, language & visual arts, and more in a spectacular outdoor setting. It is located about a 35-minute drive from Boulder and one hour from Denver. Boys and girls will be in separate cabins. The bathrooms and hot showers are located next door in the Lodge. The Lodge also holds the kitchen and dining hall (meals are nutritious and delicious!), a large indoor classroom (for inclement weather) and a medical room.

Each year our students' excitement builds for this outdoor experience where they can learn about the world around them, build relationships with one another, and get to explore a part of Colorado that many of them do not get to see.

This experience is a staple of 5th grade and most of our students' favorite part of the year. We hope to offset the cost so that all families can afford to send their students.

Ms. Kirby
Grades 3-5

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Component Company Total
Activity Cal-Wood Education Center $4,000.00

Trip cost

$4,000.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$60.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$4,090.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$721.76

Total project goal

$4,811.76

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