Help me give my students building equipment to communicate, share, and create with their fellow kindergartners.
$1,140 goal
This project expired on October 15, 2025.
This project expired on October 15, 2025.
My Project
We are in need of more outside play and fresh air to help us grow positively and mentally! A lot of our students can be heard discussing Roblox, iPhones, their tablets and all things technology!
We must get them outside where all of the magic can happen!
The students will use the Build and Balance tactile set to create paths and highways for themselves and their friends. They will be excited about building and creating structures, working together to share, run, fall, jump, and strengthen their motor skills.
Through this project, they will not only have fun and laugh, but, also learn to problem-solve and engage in healthy discussions. Being outside will give them the much-needed vitamin D while building their brain muscle. They will use and strengthen the skills that build muscles and strength! No more sitting inside being a couch potato. When they are in school and it is recess time, students will build up their bodies and mental well being and this outside exercise equipment just may push them onwards to be the next soccer, basketball, swimmer or even Olympic participant.
My kinder kids are such sponges who are excited to learn. Let's get them excited to exercise! We are big thinkers over here.
Thank you once again for your generosity and support!
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
HBCU Alum14 students impacted
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