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Ms. Cappas from Chicago IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Closure Hard Copies

Help me give my students the ability to continue our in-class work at home! This class set of The BFG by Roald Dahl will let all scholars follow along as I read online.

  • $463 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 school, a high performing, public charter school located in the southeast side of Chicago, services approximately 400 scholars grades K-6. 89% of our scholars qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning that our scholars' families have difficulty purchasing school items to set their child up for success in the classroom.

We hold our students to high expectations and they continue to meet and exceed them.

As educators, our mission is to provide all of our students with the fundamental academic skills, critical thinking ability, and strength of character to excel in high school, college, and a career of their choice.

My Project

Before Chicago Public Schools was closed for quarantine, the 65 3rd graders were absolutely loving "The BFG" by Roald Dahl. This story, full of imagery, magic, and wonder, had captured the attention of these students. We had just gotten to chapter 5 and scholars were so excited to continue following Sophie's journey with the Big Friendly Giant.

As we move to online learning, having hard copies of The BFG will be essential for each scholar to have at home.

They will be able to follow along with me as I read on video and then be able move into annotations with the book right in front of them. I am so excited to keep teaching this book and these copies will be greatly appreciated.

Ms. Cappas
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The BFG • AKJ Education $5.59 64 $357.76

Materials cost

$357.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$393.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.38

Total project goal

$462.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $462.51

2 Donors

-$462.51

Donations toward project cost

-$393.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.38

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 $0.00

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