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Mrs. Brandes from New Orleans LA is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From NOLA to Panama: High School Study Abroad!

Help me give my students the experience of a lifetime! Through your donation, students will be able to explore Panama through the lens of STEM education! This request is to help us pay part of the deposit.

  • $394 goal

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My Students

My students are from New Orleans East and live in an extremely diverse community. This community is approximately 50% African American, 25% Latino, and 25% Vietnamese. With their diverse community comes a great interest in History and their ancestry.

My curious and enthusiastic students yearn for challenging, enriching, and thought-provoking environments everywhere they go.

We incorporate a variety of learning strategies including manipulatives and group work every day. We are excited for a new year and new opportunities for learning-- and this includes a study abroad experience!

My Project

Hello, fellow supporter of education and equity! Thank you for taking the time to consider supporting our trip to Panama!

For the past two years, we have had the privilege of teaching highly ambitious yet underserved students who wish to expand their horizons and experience cultures different from their own.

20 high school applicants will be afforded the deserving opportunity to explore a different country: Panama.

Our school will be joining forces with EF Educational Tours on an 8-day program for students to develop STEM skills and discover the beauty of traveling abroad. Our mission is to empower students to push past their comfort zone and allow them to immerse themselves in another country’s rich history, diverse culture, and, through that process, become powerful leaders.

Our high school is a place full of potential. Every day in the classroom, we push our students to be ambitious, think critically about the world, and advocate for themselves. Unfortunately, the reality in which our students live pushes against their goals and dreams. As teachers, it is our charge to whole-heartedly provide eye-opening opportunities that will allow them to learn, create, and empower each other and their communities in and outside of the classroom. We want students to explore beyond the everyday walls of New Orleans because immersing themselves in a different culture is imperative to their success. Because our students’ success is our primary goal, we have decided to take 20 students to Panama for eight days in July!

Mrs. Brandes
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Component Company Total
Activity EF Tours $300.00

Trip cost

$300.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$334.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.03

Total project goal

$393.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $393.53

2 Donors

-$188.00

Donations toward project cost

-$176.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.70

match offer

-$186.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$158.20

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.92

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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