Help me give my students the opportunity to experience Pre-K through hands on, real life learning with food, cooking, and excitement using a toaster oven, slow cooker, blender and frying pan!
$522 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
I work at a Title I school that has limited access to funding and supplies. Each year, I spend my money on items that will improve my students’ learning. I strive to make my classroom a space that never feels void of funding and feels just as full and enriched as a school in any other socioeconomic area. Almost all of my students have endured some type of trauma or are living in poverty, so I make every effort to make our classroom a safe and fun space.
Regardless of circumstance, my babies come to school each day filled with hope and excitement.
We are an extremely diverse school and I want that to be represented in our classroom. Our students should not be given less of an education or less of a chance than students with more resources and more money floating around their schools. Myself and the entire team at P. S. work extra hard every day to ensure that our students get the materials that we need to go above and beyond in our classrooms to ensure equity across our district.
My Project
Other campuses in our district have enough funds to create cooking classrooms in their Pre-K programs; however, with the overwhelming needs of our campus being social and emotional learning, providing basic essentials to our families, and purchasing school supplies for our kids that can't afford them, there isn't money left in the budget to enrich our Pre-K program the way that other campuses are able to.
My goal is to create a classroom that feels equitable and doesn't exclude my students from experiences simply because of what part of town they can afford to live in.
I've been able to provide multicultural materials that allowed my students to experience texts, crayons, markers, and toys that reflect their skin tone and their experience. However, my students are still missing out on an experience that others in the district experience, simply because of their address. I want my students to both feel represented AND to be given the same experiences as any other 4 year old in the district.
Teachers on my campus speak of their previous, more wealthy, campuses where students longed for Fun Fridays where they got to cook and create meals that tied into lessons and broadened their horizons. They could read The Little Red Hen and help each other bake the bread to really get the message in with all of the kids. They could read aloud Pumpkin Soup and then make it while talking and learning all about friendship. The students on the other side of town were making lifelong memories that my students can't afford. Our campus has an amazing program, Brighter Bites, that delivers fresh produce to our families and we would love to be able to cook and try the produce to encourage healthy eating in our students with this cookware.
Toshiba AC25CEW-SS Digital Toaster Oven with Convection Cooking and 9 Functions, 6-Slice Bread/12-Inch Pizza, Stainless Steel
• Amazon Business
$75.99
1
$75.99
Unbreakable Cereal Bowls, OAMCEG 30oz 6 Pack Wheat Straw Fiber Lightweight Bowls and 6 Spoons + 6 Forks Set for Rice, Salad, Soup, Noodle - BPA free and Healthy for Kids Children Toddler & Adult
• Amazon Business
$12.99
4
$51.96
Hamilton Beach 4-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker With Dishwasher-Safe Crock and Lid, Silver (33443)
• Amazon Business
$34.99
1
$34.99
8 Inch Frying Pan with Lid, Stone Nonstick Frying Pan with Bakelite Handle, Stone-Derived Non-Stick Granite Small Frying Pan, Black Stone Nonstick Frying Pan with Lid - 8 Inch
• Amazon Business
$29.99
1
$29.99
BLACK+DECKER Crush Master 10-Speed Blender, Black, BL2010BP
• Amazon Business
$28.99
1
$28.99
Unbreakable 19-ounce Plastic Tumblers Party Cups Ice Tea Glasses | Set of 12 Multicolor
• Amazon Business
$13.69
2
$27.38
Mixing Bowls with Airtight Lids - 19 Piece Stainless Steel Nesting Bowls Set by Wildone, Colorful BPA Free Lids & Extra Deep, Size 5, 2.5, 2, 1.5, 1 QT, Ideal for Mixing & Serving
• Amazon Business
$21.99
1
$21.99
Silicone Cooking Utensils Set, 22pcs Kitchen Utensils Sets for Cooking with Wooden Handle, Measruing Tools, Holder, Non-stick Heat-Resistant Cookware Utensil by FODCOKI, Turquoise
• Amazon Business
$20.99
1
$20.99
Ecolution toaster bakeware, Gray
• Amazon Business
$19.99
1
$19.99
Elite Gourmet Single Electric Flat Cast Iron Heating Plate Burner Power Indicator Light, Non-Skid Feet, Easy To Clean, Black
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
AmazonBasics Reusable Silicone Baking Cups, Pack of 24, 5.5 x 2.8 x 3.4, Multicolor
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
Morton Salt Regular Salt - 26 oz (Pack of 3)
• Amazon Business
$11.79
1
$11.79
Pillsbury Best All Purpose Flour, 5 Pound
• Amazon Business
$11.72
1
$11.72
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Liquid Dish Soap, Cruelty Free Formula, Honeysuckle Scent, 16 oz- Pack of 3
• Amazon Business
$11.64
1
$11.64
ARM & HAMMER Pure Baking Soda 8 oz (Pack of 6)
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Spring Chef Premium Swivel Vegetable Peeler
• Amazon Business
$8.97
1
$8.97
Scotch-Brite Non-Scratch Scrub Sponges, 9 Scrub Sponges, Lasts 50% Longer than the Leading National Value Brand
• Amazon Business
$6.96
1
$6.96
Amazon Brand - Happy Belly Granulated White Cane Sugar, 2lb
• Amazon Business
$2.69
1
$2.69
Amazon Brand - Happy Belly Vegetable Oil, 48 Fl Oz
• Amazon Business
$2.39
1
$2.39
Materials cost
$407.40
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.11
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$443.51
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$78.27
Total project goal
$521.78
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$521.78
8 Donors
-$471.78
Donations toward project cost
-$401.01
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$70.77
match offer
-$50.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$42.50
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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