Help me give my students opportunities to socialize and collaborate, and get a sense of community and tranquility through building a school garden and learning about the environment.
$616 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
After a year of being kept at home away from their teachers and friends, my students have the need to be social and work with others in groups. They missed a whole year of being around their peers - learning together. Their social-emotional needs are greater at this time than any other; relearning to work in a group, to take the needs of others into account, and be responsible citizens in the school community. Relearning to be responsible for themselves and their behavior and to gain some maturity that was not gained by staying at home are important skills that have suffered over the last year of being isolated. Our students need to become part of a community again and to feel safe within that community.
By starting a school garden, the students will be working together with their peers to regain the group skills they have lost, while learning about climate change, it's solutions and the environment around them.
They will learn how to test soil as well as which soils are best for plants as they learn how to plant and care for their garden. They will learn about healthy foods and the value of growing their own as well as the benefits of buying local and organic. They will learn the devistating effects of pesticides and herbicides as they learn the value of insects in our world. All of this is a hands-on experience for the students as they work in groups to learn about climate change and the environment and their influence in their world. Working together as a team to ensure the care and success of the garden will bring my students closer as a community and give them purpose and responsibility and a place to safely calm their minds and regroup their emotions.
Atlantic System 3 Tier Cart-Wide Mobile Storage Interchange Shelves and Baskets, Powder-Coated Steel Frame PN23350330 in Kale Green
• Amazon Business
$103.41
1
$103.41
Rubbermaid Roughneck Storage Totes 3 Gallons, Durable Stackable Storage Containers, Great for Off-Season Items, Small Storage Needs, and More, 6-Pack
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$68.49
1
$68.49
Truper 30293 Tru Tough Spading Fork, 4-Tine, D-Handle, 30-Inch
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$45.91
1
$45.91
GardenHOME Garden Tool Set 7 Piece Gardening Tools 5 Sturdy Stainless Steel Gardening Tool Set , Heavy Duty Folding Stool, Detachable Canvas Bag
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$39.99
1
$39.99
Knoikos Expandable Garden Hose 100ft - Expanding Water Hose with 10 Function Nozzle, Easy Storage Garden Water Hose
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$39.99
1
$39.99
6 Pairs Women Gardening Gloves with Micro-Foam Coating - Garden Gloves Texture Grip - Working Gloves For Weeding, Digging, Raking and Pruning, Medium, Assorted color
• Amazon Business
$8.88
4
$35.52
True Temper 26097200 Forged Garden Hoe with Serrated Edge and 54 in. Fiberglass Handle with Cushion Grip, 6.25"
• Amazon Business
$29.99
1
$29.99
Miracle-Gro Raised Bed Soil, 1.5 cu. ft.
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$9.91
3
$29.73
Miracle-Gro Raised Bed Soil, 1.5 cu. ft.
• Amazon Business
$9.91
3
$29.73
Gardzen 5-Set Garden Propagator Set, Seed Tray Kits with 200-Cell, Seed Starter Tray with Dome and Base 15" x 9" (40-Cell Per Tray)
• Amazon Business
$22.99
1
$22.99
Materials cost
$445.75
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$40.79
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.69
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$523.23
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$92.33
Total project goal
$615.56
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$615.56
12 Donors
-$593.51
Donations toward project cost
-$523.23
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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