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Ms. T. from TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Getting Back to Healthy: Growing Organic vs. Non Organic

My students need 3 sets of gardening supplies for a research project on childhood obesity implementing organic and non-organic foods.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. T.'s classroom raised $961

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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.

My Students

Childhood obesity is on the rise and my students do not know about healthy eating. What better way to learn than by growing your own food and enjoying the fruits of your labor. My students will research childhood obesity and grow their own garden as a fight against it.

My school is an interurban school in Texas in an impoverished area.

Although they face daily obstacles in their homes and neighborhoods, such as gang activity and drug use and abuse, they come to school excited about learning. They need hands on and real life experience. It means nothing to them to mention that a child is obese, but when you tell them they can help and make a difference, they are all in. They rise to challenges and exceed all expectations. My school was on the list a few years ago to be academically unacceptable, but because of this great group of kids and dedicated teachers and staff, we are now a recognized campus. If we continue implementing positive projects in classrooms we can really impact the learning of these students. These are their formidable years, and with this population, many drop out and become statistics, but through project based learning, we can instill a love for learning and help students to open their minds and go further than they ever dreamed!

My Project

My students will use these materials to grow their own gardens. The students will be divided into 2 groups, one for an organic garden and the other for a non-organic garden. The garden will be on the school grounds behind our classroom. The students will begin this project by researching childhood obesity and diseases related to childhood obesity. Through this research it will be discovered that eating fruits and vegetables helps to reduce risk. The students will then research growing organic and non organic gardens. They will discover new things about gardening through growing their own gardens. They will fertilize, water, dig plots and sow their own seeds, and watch the miracle of nature as their gardens grow.

My students will not only learn about childhood obesity, but they will be able to eat food they actually grew themselves, while sharing with families in need.

This project will bring science into the classroom because they will be researching how to grow each kind of garden. The goal is that this project also surpass the classroom and reach the community by turning into a community project, bringing lots of community involvement.

Ms. T. Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Planter Set - Complete • Sargent-Welch $256.50 3 $769.50

Materials cost

$769.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$816.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.01

Total project goal

$960.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $960.05

3 Donors

-$480.03

Donations toward project cost

-$408.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.00

match offer

-$480.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$408.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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