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Ms. Blair from Louisville, KY is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Gardening for Special Education and the Environment

Help me give my students the opportunity to build social skills, emotional growth, and environmental awareness through hands-on gardening in our very own classroom garden.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Blair's classroom raised $554

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our special education classroom is ready to grow—literally! We are excited to create a small outdoor garden space where our students can learn, connect, and thrive. To make this possible, we are requesting two raised garden beds, water hoses, and hose accessories.

These supplies will allow our students to become gardeners, planting vegetables, herbs, and flowers while learning valuable life, social, and environmental lessons.

Gardening offers powerful benefits for students with special needs. It supports social and emotional growth by encouraging teamwork, communication, and responsibility. Students will work together to care for our plants, helping them build relationships and practice skills like turn-taking, following directions, and problem-solving. The sensory experience of gardening—feeling the soil, smelling the herbs, watching plants grow—can be calming and therapeutic for many of our learners.

Gardening also connects students to nature and teaches them how to care for the environment. As they plant and water, they’ll learn how gardens reduce pollution, support pollinators, and improve air quality. By composting and caring for our earth, our students will become young environmental stewards who understand that their actions make a difference.

This project will not only grow plants—it will grow confidence, connection, and a lifelong appreciation for the natural world. Thank you for helping our students bloom!

Ms. Blair Engelhard Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Louisville, KY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sunvigor Raised Garden Bed with Legs, 48x24x32in Reinforced Elevated Metal Raised Planter Box Outdoor, Standing Growing Bed Herb Planter - for Gardening, Vegetables, Flower, Backyard (Avocado Green) • Amazon Business $94.99 2 $189.98
Suncast 175 ft. Wicker Style Resin Hose Hideaway with Hose Guide, Java, Mocha Brown • Amazon Business $59.00 2 $118.00
100FT Metal Garden Hose 304 Stainless Steel Flexible Water Hose - No Kink & Tangle Heavy Duty Pipe with Nozzle, Durable 3/4 Metal Fittings and Valve - Rust Proof Puncture Proof for Yard Lawn • Amazon Business $41.99 2 $83.98
Stainless Steel 25FT Garden Hose Metal, Heavy Duty Never Kink Water Hoses with Nozzles for Yard, Car，Outdoor • Amazon Business $20.99 2 $41.98

Materials cost

$433.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$470.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.02

Total project goal

$553.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $553.47

2 Donors

-$547.59

Donations toward project cost

-$466.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.39

match offer

-$5.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$4.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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