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Ms. Ellis from Gastonia, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Environmental and Social Justice: Student Endeavors

Help me give my students the opportunity to understand how to be social and environmental justice advocates.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ellis's classroom raised $422

This project is fully funded

My Students

My school is a majority-minority school with a high population of African American and LatinX students. We are in an urban public school in North Carolina. The focus of the school is Career and Technical Education (CTE). This means students have additional choices on courses that focus on manufacturing, public safety, foods, and nursing.

In my class, students regularly enjoy learning opportunities that are hands-on, minds-on, and relevant.

The labs and activity incorporate real-world scenarios. This approach helps them to understand situations they may have encountered in the world. Also, we focus on issues that connect our classroom to global and cultural issues. This includes, but not limited to, social justice issues in mining to the global water crisis. Learning has meaning to them.

My Project

As a science teacher, I have encouraged students to be advocates for justice. In forensic science, I taught my students about mass incarceration and the disparities in criminal sentencing. In environmental science, my students learned how pollution disproportionately affects the health and safety of people of color. Many of these lessons and activities have been supplemented by the Teachers Pay Teachers resource website.

Teachers Pay Teachers has a wealth of lessons that promote and support environmental and social justice in the science classroom.

The donation will aide in purchasing these materials for students. The resources are well researched and aesthetically appealing to students. In addition, the resources are easily adaptable for both student's academic needs and distance learning. Students will be provided with historical and scientific content and learn to apply the information to make changes in their community.

Ms. Ellis Hunter Huss 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.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 3 $300.00

Materials cost

$300.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$357.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.16

Total project goal

$421.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $421.06

3 Donors

-$363.68

Donations toward project cost

-$309.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.55

match offer

-$57.38

Match offer toward project cost

-$48.77

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.61

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 $0.00

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