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Mr. Joseph Alvarico from Concord, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands-on, After School Robotics from Home

Help me give my students Arduino robotics kits so they can continue learning electronics and programming at home.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Joseph Alvarico's classroom raised $1,898

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

Project 212, the Ygnacio Valley High School robotics team is made up of highly-motivated students. We are supported by youth mentors (graduates of our robotic's program) and industry professionals.

We are a diverse group.

In 2019-2020, we had 32 active members composed of 50% Hispanic, 28% Asian, and 22% White. 40% are females and 60% are males. Over 90% of our team members receive free and reduced lunch.

Our team's mission is to provide students with real-world skills through competitive robotics and promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) to our community through outreach programs. Last year, we took part in the FIRST Robotics Competition in Los Angeles. Our students also ran a week-long robotics camp in a local elementary school. We had shown our robots in numerous places including the Concord Library, Bay Area Science Festival in San Francisco, and in a neighboring elementary school's STEM night.

My Project

With the school year starting with online distance learning, our team cannot meet face-to-face after school to continue with what we all love to do - make robots.

With your help, we can continue after school robotics.

Every team member will receive an Arduino kit to take home. Our team of student leaders, youth mentors, and engineer coaches, will create a curriculum to teach Computer-Aided Design (CAD), electronics, and programming online via zoom meetings.

When school opens again, every single one of our members should have basic to intermediate understanding of robot electronics and programming. They can then use that knowledge to improve our competition robot.

Mr. Joseph Alvarico Ygnacio Valley High School Grades 9-12

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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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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
REXQualis Mega 2560 Kit The Most Complete Starter Kit w/Detailed Tutorial for Arduino Mega2560 Robot Kit • Amazon Business $47.28 25 $1,182.00
REXQualis Mega 2560 Kit The Most Complete Starter Kit w/Detailed Tutorial for Arduino Mega2560 Robot Kit • Amazon Business $49.77 5 $248.85

Materials cost

$1,430.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $130.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$21.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,613.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$284.69

Total project goal

$1,897.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,897.92

9 Donors

-$1,897.92

Donations toward project cost

-$1,613.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$284.69

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