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Ms. Mitchell from Encino, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Embracing Diversity

Help me give my students books and crafting materials to explore diversity throughout our communities and schools.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mitchell's classroom raised $860

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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.

My Students

Our students come from various economic backgrounds, with over seventy-seven percent of our students receiving free lunch. Our students speak a multitude of languages. As diverse as our students are economically and culturally, they are also diverse in their academics.

My students are enthusiastic, eager groups of third-grade students from very diverse and economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our school is a Title One school. My students are excited about learning and want to do well. Our class includes gifted learners, English language learners, and students with academic disabilities.

My Project

Teaching diversity exposes students to various cultural and social groups, preparing students to become better citizens in their communities. I want to create a safe space for students to learn about diversity. Students will have books to explore and read in this project and a fun arts and crafts project where they will learn to weave. Students will create a loom and knit together fun, cuddly friends that are diverse in several colors. The colors selected are a neutral base yet diverse to see how blending creates beauty. All our students in our communities are unique individuals. It is important to use that fact to build diverse and inclusive school culture.

Classrooms are becoming more diverse every year, which means cultural diversity is becoming an increasingly important issue for teachers.

Ignoring diversity is not a helpful response. I believe we should, as educators, embrace diversity and foster culturally inclusive classrooms designed to help every student succeed.

Ms. Mitchell Emelita Street 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.

Encino, CA View local requests

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

30 students impacted 15donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lion Brand Yarn Feels Like Butta Yarn, Ice • Amazon Business $9.72 12 $116.64
JubileeYarn Baby Soft Bamboo Cotton Yarn - Shades of Grey - 4 Skeins • Amazon Business $15.95 6 $95.70
JubileeYarn Baby Soft Bamboo Cotton Yarn - Shades of Green - 4 Skeins • Amazon Business $15.95 6 $95.70
JubileeYarn Baby Soft Bamboo Cotton Yarn - Caribbean Reef - 4 Skeins • Amazon Business $14.75 6 $88.50
Bernat Softee Chunky Yarn, 3.5 Oz, Gauge 6 Super Bulky, Black • Amazon Business $6.29 10 $62.90
Lion Brand Yarn Feels Like Butta Yarn, Charcoal • Amazon Business $6.78 9 $61.02
Bernat Softee Chunky Yarn, Seagreen, Single Ball (60373) • Amazon Business $6.06 10 $60.60
Bamboo Sticks Pack of 500 – Premium Wooden Dowel Rods – Multipurpose Wooden Sticks for Crafts – Easily Bent and Durable – Ready to Paint, Glue, Drill, Cut – Ideal for Hot Dogs, Marshmallows (14 in) • Amazon Business $27.49 1 $27.49
Mixed: A Colorful Story • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
We All Belong: A Children's Book About Diversity, Race and Empathy • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69

Materials cost

$632.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $57.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$730.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.86

Total project goal

$859.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $859.08

10 Donors

-$497.78

Donations toward project cost

-$451.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.17

Matching donations from our partners

-$327.78

Match offers toward project cost

-$278.61

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.17

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$33.53

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 $0.00

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