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Mrs. Lacour from Chatsworth, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Nature to Our Kinder-Garden Part 1

My students need outdoor seating, decorative pots, soil, a hummingbird feeder and nectar, gardening tools, watering cans, a hose, and gloves.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lacour's classroom raised $995

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My students are just turning 5. For many of them, this is their first experience in a school setting. Some of the students have special learning needs; many are learning English for the first time. The majority of their families live below the poverty line, and rely on our free meal plan for their child's breakfast and lunch.

Our school is a high poverty, Title I school, with high expectations for all.

Each day we practice letters, phonics and sight words. We study science, social studies, and incorporate art daily. At the end of the school day, the children are so excited to see their parents and tell them all the things they did at school. The parents are very supportive, and enjoy spending time with their little ones, reading stories and learning new things.

My Project

Our school is located in a suburban part of a large metropolitan city. We would like for our kindergarten yard area to be a garden oasis, where our students can get away from the noise, heat, and congestion of the city. We envision creating a green space with flowers and seating. In this space, students could read, draw, or write while surrounded by nature. They could also grow flowers and vegetables, learning the basics of gardening.

Our class is working with two other classes to enhance our kindergarten yard and turn it into a student-centered learning environment.

We were inspired by the Student-Centered Learning Environment Innovation Challenge winning project: Outdoor Student Centered Nature Environment. Each class is focusing on one area, and when completed, these three areas will come together to make a beautiful learning space for all our students.

For this project, I am requesting a picnic table for children to sit and talk together, read, or even draw pictures or write in journals. Decorative pots and soil would be used to grow flowers and flowering plants, which would encourage butterflies, caterpillars and ladybugs to come to the area. A humming bird feeder would encourage birds to visit as well. Garden tools, gloves and a watering hose would be used by the students to maintain the garden. As children spend time in this area, enjoying the plants and animals, they are leaning about the environment through observation.

We would like to thank the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for supporting student centered learning projects. Our “Kinder-Garden” and observation areas will be essential to the discussion of nature among our students and for promoting science in education.

Mrs. Lacour Germain Academy Academic Achieve Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lifetime 22119 Folding Picnic Table, 6 Feet, Putty • Amazon Business $154.26 1 $154.26
Studio M Art Planter Designer Plant Pot, 18 x 18-inches, Color Burst • Amazon Business $72.36 1 $72.36
Studio M Art Planter Designer Plant Pot, 18 x 18-inches, Interlude Colors • Amazon Business $66.52 1 $66.52
Studio M Art Planter Designer Plant Pot, 18 x 18-inches, Cabbage Roses • Amazon Business $64.89 1 $64.89
Studio M Art Planter Designer Plant Pot, 18 x 18-inches, Dragonfly Art Glass • Amazon Business $64.65 1 $64.65
Studio M Art Planter Designer Plant Pot, 18 x 18-inches, Blue Swell Swirls • Amazon Business $62.93 1 $62.93
Gardening Tools Set | Garden Tools Kit | Gardening Gloves | 9 Piece Garden Tool Set | Digging Claw Gardening Gloves Gardening Gifts Tool Set | Planting Tools | Gardening Supplies Basket | Rake Gloves • Amazon Business $57.45 1 $57.45
Studio M Art Planter Designer Plant Pot, 18 x 18-inches, Soulshine Floral • Amazon Business $57.26 1 $57.26
Michigan Peat 5540 Garden Magic Top Soil, 40-Pound • Amazon Business $26.74 1 $26.74
Michigan Peat 5540 Garden Magic Top Soil, 40-Pound • Amazon Business $26.74 1 $26.74
Instapark GHN-06 Heavy-duty EVA Recoil Garden Hose with 7-Pattern Spray Nozzle, Green, 50 Foot • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
G & F 1823-3 JustForKids Soft Jersey Kids Garden Gloves, Kids Work Gloves, 3 Pairs Green/Red/Blue per Pack • Amazon Business $7.71 2 $15.42
Elephant & Dinosaur Watering Cans (Combo Set of 2); Kids' Novelty Animal Watering Cans in Green & Gray • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
Kaytee Electro Nectar Ready to Use 64oz • Amazon Business $10.87 1 $10.87
First Nature 3055 32-ounce Hummingbird Feeder • Amazon Business $10.26 1 $10.26
Bloem Aqua Rite Watering Can, 56 oz, Calypso (AW21-27) • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98

Materials cost

$736.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $67.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$845.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.16

Total project goal

$994.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $994.41

1 Donor

-$422.63

Donations toward project cost

-$422.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$497.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$422.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$74.58

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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