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Ms. Katie from Arcata CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Front Fence for the Play Area

Help me give my students the chance to expand our play area and meditation path. We need this fence for our front play and meditation path area next to the parking lot and driveway.

  • $665 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our nonprofit, free, public charter school serves youth who are looking for a unique multi-grade, small school experience. 80% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

I love the gentleness and creativity of my students.

I love how they cheer for Math Games Monday and how they help each other when they are hurt. One day a little boy turned to his neighbor who was having trouble with directions. The first boy said, " Buddy, you just have to listen really, really closely when she says second graders do this and third graders do this. Look at the board with me, and I will help you. " This generosity warms my heart.

As we say at our school, "Let the children bloom!"

My Project

If my project is fully funded, I will install this fence in our front yard. Currently, we rarely use this area because it borders the parking lot and driveway. The children like to play tag here, but we need to constantly remind them to stay out of the driveway.

Our class believes in the importance of recess and movement breaks.

In trying to keep with best practice teaching and the brain science of young student learning, we take mini breaks (5 minutes) during the middle of longer work periods. I would like to be able to use the front yard so that we do not disturb the other classes.

When this area is fenced, we will be able to add a rock meditation path. This path will support our mindfulness program. It will allow our students to have somewhere safe and fenced in to go when they have very strong emotions. Clearly, we need this fence to get the most use out of our small property.

"Strong Foundations for a Life of Learning"

Ms. Katie
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Zippity Outdoor Products ZP19001 Picket Fence, 1 x Pack of 2, White • Amazon Business $60.46 8 $483.68

Materials cost

$483.68

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$44.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$565.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.74

Total project goal

$664.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$664.94

8 Donors

-$400.00

Donations toward project cost

-$340.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$264.94

Match offers toward project cost

-$225.20

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.74

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$0.00

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