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Ms. Liston from San Francisco, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bring Nature into Our Classroom!

Help me give my students a relaxing classroom space filled with touches of nature and soft light! The palm tree, soft lighting lamps, and mini waterfall will help calm my students so they can learn!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Liston's classroom raised $319

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach at a small elementary school in San Francisco. My third grade students are creative, curious, and incredibly loving! I had the amazing opportunity of teaching most of these students last school year during the pandemic. And let me tell you, they truly showed up! Every morning I would be greeted on Zoom by so many shining faces ready to learn. My students had so many hurdles thrown at them such as being asked to LEARN while at home with younger siblings, televisions, phones, dogs, cats, you name it! And despite it all, they persevered and pushed themselves to be the best scholars they could be.

This school year, my hope is to bring NATURE into the classroom in order to create a more relaxing and stress free environment for my students to feel safe and learn.

My Project

Nature is restorative. Nature has health benefits and there is plenty of brain research to prove it! After a full school year of virtual learning during a global pandemic, it is time for me to think mindfully about the way in which I fill my classroom space.

The goal of my project is to bring aspects of nature into my classroom in order to alleviate the anxiety and stress that many of my students bring with them to school each day.

These aspects of nature will include some plants, some soft lighting in comparison to fluorescent lights, as well as a miniature waterfall.

The neighborhood in which my students live has very little nature to speak of. Instead, there is a lot of concrete and asphalt. With limiting resources to experience the great outdoors, my hope is to bring some of the curative aspects of nature into my classroom! Thank you so much for considering making a contribution.

Ms. Liston Dr Charles Drew College Preparatory Academy Grades 3-5

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

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

12 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Costa Farms Majesty Palm Tree, Live Indoor Plant, 3 to 4-Feet Tall, Ships with Décor Planter, Fresh From Our Farm, Excellent Gift or Home Décor • Amazon Business $48.99 1 $48.99
Costa Farms Areca Butterfly Palm Tree, Live Indoor Plant 2-Feet Tall, Ships Planter, Decor, 2-Foot, Fresh From Our Farm, Excellent Gift or Home Décor • Amazon Business $48.99 1 $48.99
Costa Farms Easy Care Devil's Ivy Golden Pothos Live Indoor Plant, 10-Inches Tall, White Mid-Century Modern Planter • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
LED Floor Lamp Simple Design, Modern Floor Lamp with Shade, Tall Lamps for Living Room Bedroom Office Dining Room Kitchen, Black Pole Lamp with Foot Switch(Without Bulb) • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
HoMedics Indoor 3-Tier Relaxation Tabletop Fountain, Automatic Pump with Power Switch, Extra Deep Basin with Natural River Rocks and Reflective Lighting Feature, EnviraScape Silver Springs • Amazon Business $21.32 1 $21.32
Simple Designs Home LT2013-WHT Mini lamp, White • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$217.27

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$270.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.72

Total project goal

$318.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $318.13

5 Donors

-$268.13

Donations toward project cost

-$227.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.22

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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