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Mrs. Gauci from East Palo Alto, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Future With LEGOs

Help me give my students a world of LEGOs where they can build anything their minds can imagine.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gauci's classroom raised $990

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

LEGOs are our building blocks. I believe LEGOs can build more than just houses. They help us to build our future. With LEGOs, we learn how to count, build, and connect. We learn about weights and balance. We match colors, shapes, and sizes. We can fly and soar! We can replicate animals, plants, and structures. LEGOs can become almost anything. With a little time and inspiration, my children can create a world of inventions and gadgets. LEGOs will help and inspire my children's imagination! Using LEGOs, my students will build castles and labyrinths. There is so much to learn and so many possibilities with LEGOs. I love what they can do for my children.

LEGOs will increase students' curiosity and creativity as they learn to build, share ideas, and promote friendships while boosting happiness!

"Our children are our future! LEGOs inspire future engineers. Someday, my children will be building energy-efficient homes, constructing solar paneled towers, and creating machines that have a zero carbon footprint. I want to inspire my students to think greater thoughts and believe in themselves."

I had a few Duplos in my classroom and my children were so impressed with them. They wanted more of them to build taller and faster. It was an awesome revelation! I hope to inspire them even further with these LEGO books! The artistry that these masters have created needs to be shared with the future. My children are the future. These LEGOs and the LEGO book will inspire them to create, explore, and learn.

Thank you for considering my class for your donation.

Mrs. Gauci Costano School of the Arts Grades PreK-2

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.

East Palo Alto, CA 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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Education My XL World • LEGO Education $284.95 1 $284.95
LEGO DUPLO Education People - 45030 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $127.95 1 $127.95
LEGO Classic Lots of Bricks - 11030 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $70.16 1 $70.16
LEGO Classic Creative Pastel Fun - 11028 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $23.36 3 $70.08
Beautiful LEGO 3: Wild! • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
The LEGO® Engineer • Amazon Business $19.72 1 $19.72
Beautiful LEGO • Amazon Business $19.58 1 $19.58
The LEGO Ideas Book New Edition: You Can Build Anything! • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
LEGO Awesome Ideas (Lego Ideas) • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00
The LEGO Architect • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
How to Build LEGO Houses: Go on a Journey to Become a Better Builder • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
LEGO Life Hacks: 50 Cool Ideas to Make Your LEGO Bricks Work for You! • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
How to Build LEGO Dinosaurs • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
LEGO - Classic Creative Monkey Fun 11031 • Best Buy Education $9.99 1 $9.99
LEGO - City Great Vehicles Stunt Plane 60323 • Best Buy Education $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$719.44

Vendor shipping charges

$15.00

Sales tax

$65.83

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$841.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.42

Total project goal

$989.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$989.48

2 Donors

-$989.48

Donations toward project cost

-$841.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$148.42

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