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Ms. Keels from Hephzibah GA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Building Minds Through Architecture!

Help me give my students Young Architect, which will allow them to challenge their minds and design rooms of all shapes and sizes! You will also be giving them the opportunity to learn critical thinking skills through Q-bitz.

  • $239 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are energetic and enthusiastic young leaders always yearning for knowledge. I pull them to work on academic and creative enrichment. The population that I serve is often looked over because they are considered to be independent learners or higher performers within the classroom. I, however, feel that they are a group that needs just as much time and effort than any other group because if their motivation leaves them their eagerness to learn may leave and never come back. I have a true passion and goal to stretch their thinking to new heights and to focus on them in diverse ways including helping them in areas they struggle with as well. They are more than students they are future World Changers.

My Project

My students will be able to tap into a different part of their brains. They will be given the opportunity to think outside of the box through the design process. They will use problem-solving skills to develop a building from the ground up while using effective communication skills through collaboration.

Building buildings physically while building their minds to new heights.

Young Architect will allow them to challenge their minds and design rooms of all shapes and sizes! You will also be giving them the opportunity to learn critical thinking skills through Q-bitz.

I feel that if my students are exposed to a real-life job and task application than they will see that they are able to do anything they put their mind to. I would like for my students to be able to try new things without the fear of failure.

Ms. Keels
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scientific Explorer Young Architect Building Set • Amazon Business $46.86 3 $140.58
Mindware – Q-bitz • Amazon Business $18.90 1 $18.90

Materials cost

$159.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$202.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.80

Total project goal

$238.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $238.67

5 Donors

-$163.67

Donations toward project cost

-$151.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.80

match offer

-$60.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$51.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.00

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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