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Ms. Perez from Castro Valley CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing Garden

Help me give my students 8 raised garden kits, landscape ground cover, and a trellis kit so that they can learn in an outdoor classroom.

  • $841 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school has over 500 students of different backgrounds, ethnicities, languages, and learning styles. The students are creative, thoughtful and full of questions. They absolutely love hands-on, active, engaging projects and challenges that allow them to think outside the box to find solutions.

The students come to school each day ready to try new things and take brave chances in order to grow both personally and academically.

Truly, they are my inspiration. Our goal with the Garden Project is to create an outdoor classroom to foster this love of learning for all students.

My Project

A school garden program will bring nature and agriculture to life on our campus. Children can learn about science, math, and nutrition through gardening experiences. Additionally, a school garden is an effective tool for promoting student learning and increasing community participation.

This school garden will benefit our students in many ways.

A school garden spices up normal classroom activities and lessons by creating a sensory learning lab. It exposes students to healthy lifestyle choices while encouraging healthy eating and activity habits. A garden promotes student bonding and teamwork and provides an outlet for student stress. It also encourages community participation with parent involvement.

Ms. Perez
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Greenes Fence 2 Ft. X 8 Ft. X 10.5 In Raised Garden Kit, Cedar • Amazon Business $70.29 8 $562.32
Agfabric Landscape Ground Cover 4x50ft Heavy PP Woven Weed Barrier,Soil Erosion Control and UV stabilized, Plastic Mulch Weed Block • Amazon Business $31.15 1 $31.15
Dalen BTK-6 Vertical Trellis Kit • Amazon Business $24.93 1 $24.93

Materials cost

$618.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $56.58

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$714.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.05

Total project goal

$840.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $840.31

1 Donor

-$840.31

Donations toward project cost

-$714.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$126.05

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