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Ms. DeVaux from Myrtle Beach, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating A Community One Book At A Time!

Help me give my students a culturally responsive library! I want to ensure that all students are represented and can learn about important topics in the classroom as well as learning about those around them. Thank you!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. DeVaux's classroom raised $381

This project is fully funded

My Project

I am working to create a library full of culturally responsive math, social studies, science, and social-emotional learning (SEL) books. I plan on using these books to motivate and encourage my students in the classroom and help them relate what they are learning in school to real-world topics. My goal for this project is to give students access to as many materials as possible to make themselves better learners and leaders. Every student deserves readily available resources and to be represented throughout their classroom.

Your donation will make for a friendly and inclusive environment for my students; I hope to spread the love and build community through my classroom library but that can only be done with the help from our community outside of school!

I aim to have each student find themselves and their friends represented in the classroom. Being able to learn about those in your past, present, and future will build self-esteem and create more drive and motivation for learning. I hope you consider building a culturally responsive community!

Ms. DeVaux Socastee Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Myrtle Beach, SC View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

22 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Star People: A Lakota Story • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Mind-Boggling Numbers • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
The Mess That We Made • Amazon Business $18.19 1 $18.19
Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World-Traveling Bug Hunter • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
It’s a Numberful World: How Math Is Hiding Everywhere • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
Everything Is Connected • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
I Am Ruby Bridges • Amazon Business $16.14 1 $16.14
The Light Within You • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
I'm Trying to Love Math • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Why Do We Cry? • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
WE ARE ALL CONNECTED: CARING FOR EACH OTHER & THE EARTH • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Stars Beneath Our Feet (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
The House on Mango Street (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Do You Speak Fish?: A Sweet Story about Cross-Cultural Communication and Connection • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Pattern Breakers • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Measuring Up • Amazon Business $9.09 1 $9.09
All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Planet Middle School • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Before We Were Free • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29

Materials cost

$265.65

Vendor shipping charges

$5.00

Sales tax

$18.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$323.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.06

Total project goal

$380.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$380.42

1 Donor

-$380.42

Donations toward project cost

-$323.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.06

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$0.00

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