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Mr. Patros from El Cajon, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Games for Change!

Help me give my students more challenging and cooperative games for our club!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Patros's classroom raised $713

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students come from various walks of life: refugees, single-parent households and many from poverty. These titles have an effect on them, but it doesn't truly define who they are. They are individuals that have endured a lot in their lives at such a young age. Many come to school with just the opportunity of wanting to do better than what they have at home and clinging to that opportunity. School sometimes is the safest place for them and I want it to be true in every single aspect. I want it to be where they can not only learn new education materials, but many lessons that they can carry with them throughout their life. I want to provide them with an opportunity that they may never have or may never get in their lives.

My Project

My name is W.P. and I am a teacher offering more for my game club (FTW - For The Win)! I have been doing this club for the past 4 years at my middle school (which is also my Alma Mater) and it has been amazing! This club will allow my students (many lower income, single parent households and various ethnicities) a place that they can come to be supported in their growth to challenge their minds, be in a safe environment, learn about new cultures, and experience new games outside of technology. My students deserve the experience of these things before technology overcomes their lives.

Many of my students have never seen or been taught traditional strategic board and card games.

I want to give them that experience of not only learning something new, but also using their minds more than they ever could in front of a TV or computer. This club and the games I will teach my kids will give them ways to interact with others face to face instead of across a screen. The students will also be taught the history behind those games such as the country's origins and the people that played it. We live in a melting pot and the best way for students to see that is through the games that we experienced!

I have recently been including a lot of my games in my core classes to challenge my students in how they think and work problems out strategically. It's been amazing for them because they are really making amazing progress in how they think but how they work together in teams and compete with one another. I have noticed a huge difference in my special education students and my extremely shy students coming out of their shells.

Mr. Patros Cajon Valley Middle School Grades 6-8

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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

35 students impacted 18donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mouse Trap Board Game For Kids Ages 6 and Up (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $22.99 2 $45.98
Dreampark Speed Cube Set, [12 Pack] Cube Bundle Pyramid Cube 2x2 3x3 4x4 5x5 Megaminx Skew Ivy Mirror Cube Magic Rainbow Ball Smooth Sticker Puzzle Cubes Collection for Kids • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
Endless Games Family Feud 6th Edition Set Bundle Includes Strikeout Card Game, Electronic Red 3-Mode Game Answer Buzzer and Count Down Timer • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Hasbro Gaming Trivial Pursuit Family Edition • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
Spontuneous - The Song Game - Sing It or Shout It - Talent NOT Required (Best Family / Party Board Games for Kids, Teens, Adults - Boy & Girls Ages 8 & Up),Yellow • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
LOOBANI Assorted Brain Teasers Metal Wire IQ Puzzles with Plastic Box Package Great Educational Intelligence Toys for Adult Children and Student Expanding Mind 1 Set 30Pcs • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
LotFancy Playing Cards, Poker Size Standard Index, 12 Decks of Cards (6 Blue and 6 Red), for Blackjack, Euchre, Canasta, Pinochle Card Game • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98
Operation (EA) • Amazon Business $13.44 2 $26.88
Not Parent Approved: A Card Game for Kids, Families and Mischief Makers • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Pick Your Poison Card Game - The “What Would You Rather Do?” Party Game [All Ages/Family Edition] • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Hasbro Connect 4 Game • Amazon Business $6.89 3 $20.67
Mattel Games: The Official Uno Tin [Amazon Exclusive] • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Sequence Game • Amazon Business $9.97 2 $19.94
Family Charades [Amazon Exclusive] • Amazon Business $19.20 1 $19.20
Bicycle Playing Cards - Poker Size - 12 Pack • Amazon Business $15.98 1 $15.98
Pictionary Board Game • Amazon Business $14.58 1 $14.58
ROMIX Fidget Puzzle Boxes Mini Brain Teaser 10PCS Puzzle Cube for Kids Adults, Game Challenge for Teenagers, C Toy Gift Idea Safe for Children • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Young. • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
Mattel Apples to Apples Party in a Box Game • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
Cranium Game • Amazon Business $11.24 1 $11.24
Mattel Games UNO Flip Tin [Amazon Exclusive] • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Family Feud Trivia Box Card Game • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
Brain Games - Jeopardy!: Puzzles and Games to Help You Become a Quiz Show Master • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98
My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles (Dover Recreational Math) • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Mattel Games UNO DOS Card Game • Amazon Business $5.47 1 $5.47
Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids: 300 Difficult Riddles And Brain Teasers Families Will Love (Books for Smart Kids) • Amazon Business $5.22 1 $5.22

Materials cost

$514.44

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.53

Sales tax

 $47.07

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$605.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.90

Total project goal

$712.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $712.66

17 Donors

-$681.19

Donations toward project cost

-$605.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.43

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$31.47

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