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Mrs. Demsky from New Haven, CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Beelieving in Our Amazing Math Minds!

Help me give my students math and STEM sets to make learning fun and exciting! We need Magnetic Tiles, memory games, Marble Runs, and other learning activities.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Demsky's classroom raised $986

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Our students have so many challenges that they are faced with on a daily basis, yet they continue to persevere and push themselves to reach their full potential. Our goal is to further students' math understanding, fluency, and confidence through school and district wide competitions. The Magnetic Tiles, Marble Run sets, gears, and brain games will provide our students with the critical thinking and problem-solving skills they need in order to strengthen their content knowledge.

Rewarding those students who are pushing themselves to reach above and beyond their goals allows us to show everyone that hard work pays off!

Our hope for these students is that these learning kits will serve as a reminder to continue their journey in education and beyond!

Mrs. Demsky Barack Obama Magnet University School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New Haven, CT View local requests

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

300 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LUDILO 146PCS Magnetic Tiles Building Blocks Set for Kids Magnetic Blocks Magnet Tiles Building Toys 3D Clear Magnetic Toys Preschool Learning Stem Toys for 4 5 6 7 8 9 Year Old Girls Boys Xmas Gifts • Amazon Business $44.99 5 $224.95
Winning Fingers Flashing Cube Electronic Memory & Brain Game | 4-in-1 Handheld Game for Kids | STEM Toy for Kids Boys and Girls | Fun Gift Toy for Kids Ages 6-12 Years Old • Amazon Business $38.49 5 $192.45
ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run Brain Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up: Toy of the Year Award Winner • Amazon Business $29.38 5 $146.90
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Robots in Motion, Multicolor (LER 9228) • Quill.com $32.79 4 $131.16
Coogam Take Apart Dinosaur Construction Toys 3 Pack, Fine Motor Skill Building Dinos Set STEM Educational Gift Game with Drill-Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor for 3 4 5 Year Old • Amazon Business $19.98 5 $99.90

Materials cost

$795.36

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$837.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.76

Total project goal

$985.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$985.05

1 Donor

-$985.05

Donations toward project cost

-$837.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$147.76

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$0.00

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