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Mrs. Uemura from Kealakekua, HI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Solar Boat Regatta for 5th Graders

Help me give my students a solar boat kit so that they may experience a hands on engineering project that utilizes a natural resource in combination with their creativity and science knowledge.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Uemura's classroom raised $1,439

This project is fully funded

My Students

Families in this area are nestled upon the slopes of the Hualalai Mountain. Students come from farming backgrounds in this rural area of this district. Here thrives a tight knit community with generations attending the same school system. As development continues, the community is becoming more multi-cultural and open to the new, yet holding on to old traditions that make "up mauka" a unique place to live. Sheltered in this community, schools plays a vital role in opening doors and exposing students to the world around them. It's a joy to be a part of their exposure to what the world has to offer them.

My Project

In the past, our local electric company sponsored a Solar Boat Regatta. Two years ago the partnership ended, resulting in schools to purchase the kits for students. Due to the cost of the kits, students worked in teams of four. However, with the current pandemic and the inability to work side-by-side with each other, solar boat kits for each individual student is beyond the budget of classrooms.

With the ability for each individual student to have their own solar boat kit, teachers will once again be able to hold the annual Solar Boat Regatta.

Leading up to the regatta, students will design, develop, and produce a solar boat that can travel down a water path, created with a rain gutter. Research, trial and error, design modifications are all part of this process.

Mrs. Uemura Konawaena Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Kealakekua, HI View local requests

More than half 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

43 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Solar Bottle Boat Kit • Nasco $22.95 43 $986.85

Materials cost

$986.85

Vendor shipping charges

 $148.03

Sales tax

 $43.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,223.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$215.84

Total project goal

$1,438.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,438.94

4 Donors

-$719.47

Donations toward project cost

-$611.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$107.92

match offer

-$719.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$611.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$107.92

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 $0.00

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