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Ms. Willa from Long Beach, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Composting With Worms: Head Start Co-Teach Preschool Program

Help me give my students a worm composter, composting worms, and compost accelerator to start our year-round composting station at our Head Start school site!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Willa's classroom raised $186

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My Project

I work in a co-taught Head Start classroom. Our class comprises low-income students of all abilities and backgrounds in an urban school district. Teaching our students about vermicomposting and letting them participate in their worm farm composting project supports learning during our six-week insect unit and our six-week unit on growing plants. A worm composting station is something we can utilize year-round. With a worm composting station, we will give our students responsibilities like checking the compost system daily and refilling it with fresh biodegradable material. Following mealtimes, students will learn to separate fruit and vegetable wastes for the composting system. Students will also learn about recycling, as we can turn newspaper and cardboard scraps into food for their worms. Worm composting also encompasses core values such as responsibilities and respect for life. Allowing our students to participate in your worm composting system will also provide opportunities to take care of the worms. Learning and observing how these tiny creatures can produce something that helps the Earth is a valuable lifelong lesson for our preschoolers! We will also take every opportunity to extend these lessons about composting and recycling to students' families at home.

Ms. Willa Whittier Head Start 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

35 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Essential Living Composter, Worm Composter (Green) • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
Worm Nerd Red Wiggler Live Worms, Composting Worms for Vermiculture/Composting - 100 Pack • Amazon Business $26.17 1 $26.17
Worm Nerd Red Wiggler Live Worms, Composting Worms for Vermiculture/Composting - 100 Pack • Amazon Business $26.17 1 $26.17
GREEN PIG Compost Accelerator Converts Yard Waste to Fertile Humus in 30 Days and Helps Control Odors Associated with Compost Piles, 1 Bag (12 Dissolvable Packets) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$115.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$157.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.81

Total project goal

$185.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $185.41

2 Donors

-$185.41

Donations toward project cost

-$157.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.81

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