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Mrs. Abernathy from Sterling Heights MI is requesting a classroom visitor through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Bring the Zoo to You!

Help me give my students the ability to experience exotic zoo animals in the comfort of our own school, so every child in the entire school can participate!

  • $991 goal

This project expired on May 8, 2020.

This project expired on May 8, 2020.

My Students

Our students are a very diverse population! We teach students from many different backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures! It makes for a very enriched learning environment!

The students have been making exceptional progress working on their personal goals and classroom goals to show growth this school year!

We are very excited to have made such incredible growth on our state and district assessments as well! Our elementary school is a wonderful place for students to attend school, and the students are very enthusiastic about learning, especially hands on projects and interactive learning experiences!

My Project

By bringing the Exotic Zoo to the school, they will do all the work and bring their “Zoo” to the school! As an added benefit there are no buses, traveling, lost children, or tired feet!

The Exotic Zoo will transform any school into a “Zoo” for the day, allowing students to have hands-on interactions with a variety of exotic animals, and all students, regardless of ability will be able to participate!

The Assembly will meet all state curriculum standards. The subjects we cover are listed below:

Endangered and Threatened Animals (Science)

Extinction (Science)

Unusual characteristics, habits, and mannerisms of each species (Science)

Destruction of the Rainforest and its effects on animal and human lives (Community Service and Awareness)

Unusual Animal Defense Mechanisms (Science)

Animal Senses (Science)

Animals and Pollution (Science)

The Subject “Going Green” (Community Service & Awareness)

And More!!!

All 500 students in the school will participate in the assembly, broken down by grade level to ensure that all students have an interactive experience! Students will see real, live animals up close and personal and listen to a trained zoologist explain about the animals in a way that students will remember forever! Many of our students don't have the opportunity to visit the zoo, and now they will have the zoo brought to them, in their very own school!

Mrs. Abernathy
Never Before Funded Grades 3-5

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Visitor Total
Exotic Zoo $800.00

Visitor cost

$800.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$842.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.59

Total project goal

$990.59

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