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Mr. Young from Spartanburg, SC is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Hole in One, With Disc Golf!

Help me give my students the opportunity experience the sport of disc golf which promotes physical activity in the outdoors.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Young's classroom raised $1,185

This project is fully funded

My Students

I have the privilege of teaching at four Title I schools and science coach in my district that have diverse populations of students from all over the world. There are students from ten different countries at my schools.

My students enjoy reading, project-based learning activities, robotics and being creative.

I have the unique opportunity to teach and help coordinate STEM lessons across my district. My students shine when I bring LEGO bricks or electronic kits into a lesson about animals, critical thinking, or problem-solving skills. With our students' economic backgrounds, they don't get many opportunities at home to interact with materials to encourage creative thinking.

My Project

Disc golf is a sport that has been growing across our community. Not only is disc golf fun, but it also provides an avenue for physical activity at a minimum cost and can be educational.

There are 3 major goals of this project that I plan to achieve: introduce students to the game of disc golf, learning the physics of disc, and promoting an active lifestyle with a minimum cost.

I will promote disc golf at our districts middle and elementary schools in after school clubs with the ultimate goal of creating a disc golf course at our district’s high school. This grant will provide 3 portable disc golf baskets, 24 sets of disc and bags to carry the disc.

The first goal is to introduce our students to the game of disc golf. The game of disc golf can be played with a minimum amount of equipment and doesn’t cost anything to play.

The next goal is to teach students the physics behind the actual discs. Not all disc are made the same and perform the same way. Just like golf, there are putters, mid-range, fairway drivers and distance drivers. Each disc has 4 different numbers that tell about the flight characteristics of the speed, glide, turn and fade. I want my students to understand these numbers how they affect the flight characteristics of each disc.

Lastly, I want to promote physical activity for our students. So many of our students go home and spend hours on their devices in front of a screen. Disc golf will give our students the opportunity to get outdoors and exercise. The Professional Disc Golf Association states that a person averages walking 3 miles on an 18 hole disc golf course. This amount of physical activity will benefit our students in many ways.

Project tagged as

Spartanburg, SC
Grades 6-8
Gym & Fitness
Team Sports
Traditional School
Sports & Exercise Equipment
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mr. Young Woodland Heights Elementary School Grades 6-8

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Innova Disc Golf Set – Driver, Mid-Range & Putter, Comfortable DX Plastic, Colors May Vary (3 Pack) • Amazon Business $18.94 24 $454.56

MVP Black Hole Pro 24-Chain Portable Disc Golf Basket Target • Amazon Business $139.95 3 $419.85

Vorspack Drawstring Backpacks Bulk 30 Pieces of 20 colors String Bags, Customized Gift Bags Goodie Bags for Party Gym Sport Trip • Amazon Business $25.49 1 $25.49

Materials cost			$899.90
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$63.44
3rd party payment processing fee			$13.50
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$1,006.84
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$177.68
Total project goal			$1,184.52
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$1,184.52
5 Donors			-$590.50
Donations toward project cost			-$504.92
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$85.58
Matching donations from our partners			-$590.49
Match offers toward project cost			-$501.92
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$88.57
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$3.52
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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A Hole in One, With Disc Golf!

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