Help me give my students the skills to cook their food while promoting their social well-being.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Anderson's classroom raised $786
This project is fully funded
My Project
Most of us have felt the pride and sense of accomplishment derived from creating and sharing good food with the people we care about. Many of our students would benefit from such a boost. In our school, it is impossible to sustain home economics courses. Students must rely on parents, other family members, or friends to teach them how to cook. For special educators, this creates an opportunity to develop an alternative means of satisfying some basic needs that may go unmet otherwise.
Many special needs students struggle with seeing the world through other’s eyes, or understanding that others could experience the world in a way that differs from their own.
Sharing food can open our students’ minds to differing perspectives in a way that traditional learning can not. Acknowledging that one recipe can be delicious to one person and disliked by another can foster a much more nuanced understanding of individuality than examples being read from a text or videos displayed on a wall.
Perhaps the most elusive basic need for students with special needs is a sense of mastery. If you have ever created or done something that has made someone exclaim “That is the best…I have ever…” then you know how good mastery can feel. Teaching students to cook can create an opportunity for them to experience that feeling. For many special needs students, it can feel like school is somewhere they are forced to go; a place to struggle with activities that everyone else seems to get easily. Imagine providing those students the ability to master a skill as vital as providing delicious, life-sustaining, sustenance to their loved ones. I’ll take that over finding the slope of a line any day.
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
KitchenAid Artisan Series 5 Quart Tilt Head Stand Mixer with Pouring Shield KSM150PS, Removable bowl, Aqua Sky
• Amazon Business
$349.99
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$349.99
Instant Pot Duo Plus, 6-Quart Whisper Quiet 9-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker, Slow Rice Steamer, Sauté, Yogurt Maker, Warmer & Sterilizer, Free App with 800+ Recipes, Stainless Steel
• Amazon Business
$129.53
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$129.53
FINITEX Ice Blue Nitrile Exam Gloves Powder-free 1000 PCS Medical Gloves Examination Home Cleaning Food Gloves
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$49.99
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$49.99
Silicone Kitchen Cooking Utensils Set-Umite Chef 43 pcs Heat Resistant Kitchen Utensils, Black Kitchen Gadgets Tools Set with Stainless Steel Handles for Non-Stick Cookware
• Amazon Business
$32.99
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$32.99
Cutting Board 9x12 in Green
• Grainger
$20.04
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$20.04
Xpose Safety Plastic Disposable Aprons for Cooking Individually Packaged Durable 1 Mil Waterproof Polyethylene 24" x 48" Pack of 100
• Amazon Business
$16.62
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$16.62
Food Safety Label White 2 in H 500pk
• Grainger
$11.97
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$11.97
Gummy Bear Candy Molds Silicone, Gummy Molds with 2 Droppers, Non-stick Silicone Candy Molds Including Mini Dinosaur, Bear Shape, Hearts and Mini Donut, Set of 4
• Amazon Business
$9.99
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$9.99
HiMo 10 Pack Liquid Pipettes Droppers Silicone 5ml Clear Medicine Eye Dropper for Kids with Bulb Tip & Clean Brush for Candy Mold, Gummy Bear, Gelatin Maker, Oil Science, Crafts Projects (10 Colors)
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$6.99
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Materials cost
$628.11
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.42
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$667.53
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$117.80
Total project goal
$785.33
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$785.33
7 Donors
-$715.00
Donations toward project cost
-$610.75
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$104.25
match offer
-$66.80
Match offer toward project cost
-$56.78
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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