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Mr. McConnell from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Student-led project

GROW S.A.L.A.D (School Agricultural Learning And Doing)

We need seeds and planters and hoses to grow healthy produce and learn about the science of plants/botany. These resources will start a school garden on campus!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. McConnell's classroom raised $2,631

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.

About My Students

Many children in this low income neighborhood are only fed processed foods and junk foods, yet many families comes from agricultural roots. This project will allow students to reconnect with the Earth and their family, and take control over their food futures. They will truly be growing their own meals.

Students are dismayed at the quality of food available in their community. They yearn for fresh produce and the chance to get their hands dirty in the pursuit of nutrition. When they were told that they could grow their own lunches, kids went wild with anticipation. They talk of how their parents have worked in fields and how they want to be healthy by eating more veggies. This project will allow students to learn a great deal about horticulture, agriculture, and botany and nutrition as well. This project will succeed as students plan and produce all the bountiful harvests!

There is a wealth of research that supports the fact that students enjoy eating vegetables that they had a hand in growing. The goal of this project is for students in a low income area to experience the joy of harvesting fresh produce that they had an interest in growing. The healthy lifestyle and appreciation of botanical sciences is directly related to many families histories in agricultural labor in California. We hope to utilize an open space on campus and transform it into a thriving grow area where students can come and learn science concepts, write about fragrances and textures in English, or create still life portraits in art. The grow space will be a true learning environment grounded in the plants that abound there. Students will meet and exceed numerous Common Core standards in this rich, relevant, and real center for student learning!

In Their Own Words

We want to be able to grow lots of plants that can be examples of science that we study in Biology and Earth Science while in Middle School. We will see the process of growth and life from the seed, to seedling, to small plant, to flowering and fruiting for each vegetable we grow. We want to make a cool salad bar for students to taste the things we grew and make comments on our school website. We want to look for other school gardens and compare experiences with agriculture. We will eat fresh!

We will be in charge of planting and also watering lots of plants and keeping records and notes about how they are growing. We want to make really good salads for others that might only like to eat fast food. The school has a really good space to use to grow veggies and we want to make the most of it and feed people with healthy food. We don't have enough farmer's markets in the community and people deserve to have some healthy and delicious food to eat. It'll be exciting to harvest our veggies!

Most kids don't eat enough vegetables in their diet. If we actually grow vegetables at our school, I think more kids will try them. We want to get this project started so we can bring something fresh and healthy to the community and make a change so people can get more vitamins and goodness in their meals. We want to use the area on our campus that is basically wasted and grow lots of things that are useful and will be able to be shared with everybody. We want to have parents come to the garden too!

Mr. McConnell Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Prep 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.

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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

999 students impacted 29donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Convenience Concepts Deluxe Potting Bench with Cabinet • Amazon Business $147.99 2 $295.98
Gronomics RPB 18 - 48 18-Inch by 48-Inch by 19-Inch Rustic Planter Box, Unfinished • Amazon Business $132.59 2 $265.18
Promotion Set: OMAX 40X-2000X Lab LED Binocular Compound Microscope with Double Layer Mechanical Stage + 100 Glass Blank Slides & Covers + 100 Lens Cleaning Paper • Amazon Business $199.99 1 $199.99
Greenes 4 Ft. X 4 Ft. X 21 In. Tiered Cedar Raised Garden Bed • Amazon Business $99.00 2 $198.00
Gronomics RPB 18 - 48 18-Inch by 48-Inch by 19-Inch Rustic Planter Box, Unfinished • Amazon Business $132.59 1 $132.59
Heirloom Vegetable Seeds,75 Varieties, Non Hybrid, Non Gmo, Vegetable, Fruit, Culinary and Medicinal Herbs • Amazon Business $47.00 2 $94.00
Fox Farm FX14049 Liquid Nutrient Trio Soil Formula: Big Bloom, Grow Big, Tiger Bloom (Pack of 3 - 32 oz. bottles) • Amazon Business $46.75 2 $93.50
Apex 1030-100 Soil Soaking Hose, 100-Feet • Amazon Business $21.97 4 $87.88
iGarden Garden Tool Sets 4 Piece Set, Lifetime Guarantee • Amazon Business $16.99 5 $84.95
DIG ML50 Vegetable Garden Drip Irrigation Kit (62 Pieces) • Amazon Business $41.18 2 $82.36
Rain Bird GRDNERKIT Drip Irrigation Gardener's Drip Kit • Amazon Business $40.41 2 $80.82
Hydrofarm CK64060 Hot House, Heat Mat Included • Amazon Business $40.29 2 $80.58
Heirloom Survival Seed Bank - 100 VARIETIES - Non GMO - Non Hybrid - ALL IN ONE: Vegetables - Fruits - Culinary Herbs - Medicinal Herbs - Emergency Seed Vault - FANTASTIC GIFT IDEA! • Amazon Business $74.99 1 $74.99
Espoma SS8 8-Quart Organic Seed Starter • Amazon Business $10.67 5 $53.35
FoxFarm Beastie Bloomz, 6-Ounce • Amazon Business $16.73 2 $33.46
Grow Your Own TickleMe Plant Garden, Three Packets of TickleMe Plant Seeds(Over 50 seeds!) & Free TickleMe Plant Care Book with Fun Plant Activities for Children -Indoors/Outdoors, from Seed to Flower • Amazon Business $16.50 2 $33.00
Raindrip R675CT Analog 3-Dial Water Timer • Amazon Business $29.78 1 $29.78
Black Gold 1302040 16-Quart All Organic Potting Soil • Amazon Business $21.95 1 $21.95
30 Plant Pots - 5 Inch Diameter - 100% Recycled Plastic - Made in USA - Strong, Reusable - By Panda Pots™ (Dark Green) • Amazon Business $17.75 1 $17.75
Rockwool Starter Cubes 1.5" (49 Cubes (1/2 Sheet)) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Chili Pepper Anaheim Chile D46501 (Green) 50 Organic Seeds by David's Garden Seeds • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Saavyseeds Trinidad Yellow 7 Pot Hot Pepper Seeds - 35 Count - World's Hottest Pepper! • Amazon Business $5.74 1 $5.74
Vktech 100pcs 9 x30cm Plastic Plant T-type Tags Markers Nursery Garden Labels Gray (White) • Amazon Business $4.69 1 $4.69

Materials cost

$1,990.52

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.05

Sales tax

 $182.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$29.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,235.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$394.51

Total project goal

$2,630.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,630.07

21 Donors

-$1,148.73

Donations toward project cost

-$1,003.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$144.85

Matching donations from our partners

-$1,449.04

Match offers toward project cost

-$1,231.68

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$217.36

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$32.31

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