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Mrs. Floyd from Lexington, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creative Collaborators Communicating & Thinking Critically

My students need a littleBits kit, K'Nex, and a Makey Makey to give them the opportunity to explore technologies that inspire creativity and critical thinking to develop 21st-century skills they will need in the future.

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My Students

Our school is the only high school in our district, a district comprised of seven schools. Our district is the second most impoverished school system in the state of North Carolina. While we have a hard-working and dedicated staff, the students and community we serve face severe economic challenges. Approximately 90% of our students receive subsidized lunches, which is indicative of the high poverty in our area. Our students come from homes where hopelessness is pervasive. The population of our school is very diverse in terms of ethnicity, race, and socioeconomic status. Though our students live in these struggles they are well-rounded students with a passion to learn.

My Project

The materials and supplies that I am requesting are for the Makerspace being developed in our Media Center. This new Makerspace will provide new opportunities for our students to not only meet the required learning objectives through a more hands-on and interdisciplinary approach, but it will open their minds to new possibilities and careers they had not previously considered to move them beyond current circumstances and propel them into a bright, new future.The materials donated for our Makerspace will allow our students to engage in personalized learning by exploring their own interest physically and virtually through various projects.

Our Makerspace will turn knowledge into action.

The plan is to create various stations where students will discover new ways of learning by taking a risk and making mistakes when developing products from Makerspace projects. When students learn through mistakes this encourages a growth mindset, helps to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. These stations will include a littleBits station where students will use modular electronics to invent, a LEGO station where students can bring STEM concepts to life, a Makey-Makey station where students can turn any object into a game controller.

It is my hope that the materials received for our Makerspace through the process of designing, making, and sharing, will help our students develop self-confidence and self-awareness. Which will prepare them for the 21st-century careers they will embark on.

Mrs. Floyd Lexington Senior High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

More about Mrs. Floyd

Lexington, NC View local requests

Nearly all 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
K'Nex Forces, Energy & Motion • AKJ Education $123.75 1 $123.75
littleBits Electronics Base Kit • Amazon Business $80.59 1 $80.59
Makey Makey - An Invention Kit for Everyone • Amazon Business $49.95 1 $49.95
Mount-It! Tablet Wall Mount with Anti-Theft Locking Function for Public Displays, Fits iPad, iPad 2, 3, 4, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad with Retina Display, iPad Pro 9.7", or 9.7 Inch Screen Tablets • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Klutz LEGO Chain Reactions Craft Kit • Amazon Business $14.77 1 $14.77

Materials cost

$304.05

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$23.72

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$362.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.94

Total project goal

$426.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$426.27

7 Donors

-$373.04

Donations toward project cost

-$318.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.91

match offer

-$52.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$44.20

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.23

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$0.00

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