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Mr. Estrada from Van Nuys, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Evening the Playing Field!!!

Help me give my students the perimeter and playing field that will allow our students to test their newly build and coded robots.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Estrada's classroom raised $1,290

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

Our students have been working around the clock building and coding their robots. Our students fall short in one aspect. We do not have a playing field to test the robot on. This has hindered their ability to further develop complex code as the vehicle behaves differently on the official playing playing versus linoleum tiles at school.

My students range in age from middle to high school.

This provides many mentorship opportunities for our students regardless of age. Everyone becomes an expert in their own field and share their knowledge with others.

Your donation will allow my students to test their equipment as larger schools with larger budgets have been doing for many years. Our students are eager to demonstrate their abilities on a level playing field.

Mr. Estrada Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12 School Grades 9-12

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.

Van Nuys, CA 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

250 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FIRST Tech Challenge Perimeter Kit • andymark.com $659.00 1 $659.00
FIRST Tech Challenge Field Soft Tiles • andymark.com $259.00 1 $259.00

Materials cost

$918.00

Vendor shipping charges

$50.00

Sales tax

$84.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,095.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$193.37

Total project goal

$1,289.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,289.14

1 Donor

-$547.88

Donations toward project cost

-$547.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$644.58

Match offer toward project cost

-$547.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.69

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$96.68

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$0.00

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