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Mr. Summers from South San Francisco, CA is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Explorers seek Transport

My students need bus transportation to visit the Exploratorium in San Francisco.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Summers's classroom raised $703

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 Students

My students have a great interest in science and we have been doing some hands-on experiments already this year. My students come from a lower economic background and don't have the chance to visit places like the Exploratorium very often. They are excited at having an opportunity to learn more about life science, electricity, physical science and magnets among other areas that the Exploratorium features.

This field trip will keep their interest in science up and give them more learning opportunities to be excited about.

My Project

My students are very interested in science and STEM based learning. Most of them have never been to a place like the Exploratorium and don't have the opportunity to visit museums. Going to the Exploratorium is a great opportunity to keep their interest and motivation to learn science at a high level. This project will cover the cost of bus transportation to the Exploratorium.

We do hands-on science activities from Bay Area RAFT and the students curiosity in science continues to grow.

Our experiments focus on areas such as sound, magnets, earthquakes, waves, the food chain, fossils and energy. The students get excited to perform hands-on experiments, and this increases their learning and attitude toward school.

Mr. Summers Spruce 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.

South San Francisco, 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

28 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Component Company Total
Transportation First Student $558.82

Trip cost

$558.82

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$597.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.39

Total project goal

$702.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$702.59

1 Donor

-$298.60

Donations toward project cost

-$298.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$351.29

Match offer toward project cost

-$298.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.69

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$52.69

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$0.00

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