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Mrs. Curtis from Cottonwood Heights, UT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Garden Gives Hope

Help me give my students engaging hands-on science activities, flexible seating, and social and emotional picture books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Curtis's classroom raised $1,008

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are bright and thoughtful learners. Their minds and bodies are moving at a million miles per hour. Each one of them has countless potential and I love to celebrate their uniqueness. They are a new generation of learners that are energetic, inquisitive, and insightful.

Heartbreakingly, many of my students have struggled emotionally and socially due to the impacts of COVID-19.

Increased anxiety and signs of depression are prevalent. These students are in a stressed state of fight or flight and as a result struggle to learn, leading to academic struggles that are only compounded by absences and illness. Often they become even more overwhelmed and want to quit.

I strive to foster a classroom that is a safe, quiet, reliable place for them to learn, a place that they can find what is great about themselves, what they are capable of, and how to sort through the chaos around them.

My Project

Help me bring the information from the pages of their Science books to Real Life. Students want to interact with the world around them, not just read about it. They will now not only read about plant structures and how they function to help them survive and reproduce, but will grow, touch, and participate in their survival.

These materials will provide opportunity for my students to get back in touch with nature and learn while they are doing it!

To paraphrase a famous quote..to nurture a garden is to feed the soul. Help me feed the souls of my students with growing plants, social and emotional picture books they can relate to, and allow them to move while learning!

Mrs. Curtis Bella Vista Elementary School Grades 3-5 Cottonwood Heights, UT View local requests

More than a third 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

23 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
GROWLAB II COMPACT INDOOR GARD • Ward's Science $396.95 1 $396.95
CLASSROOM SELECT - Inspo Floor Rocker, A+ Shell • School Specialty $117.71 1 $117.71
CLASSROOM SELECT - Inspo Floor Rocker, A+ Shell • School Specialty $117.71 1 $117.71
SEED GERMINATION AND PLANT • Ward's Science $48.03 1 $48.03
What You Do Matters Boxed Set — Featuring all three New York Times best sellers (What Do You Do With an Idea?, What Do You Do With a Problem?, and What Do You Do With a Chance?) • Amazon Business $28.98 1 $28.98
Speak Up, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes: A Growth Mindset Book For Kids To Promote Self Esteem • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
Only One You • Amazon Business $8.54 1 $8.54

Materials cost

$791.16

Vendor shipping charges

 $23.54

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$856.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$151.16

Total project goal

$1,007.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,007.73

2 Donors

-$1,006.92

Donations toward project cost

-$856.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$150.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.81

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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