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Ms. Cook from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Get Our Urban Youth Outdoors!

My students need 35 copies of the book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, drawing pencils & clipboards, and supplies for our meeting, including markers and a dry erase board.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cook's classroom raised $771

This project is fully funded

My Students

Remember the first time you were in the woods? My urban high school students always blossom when they experience the outdoors, seeing the world through different eyes, and profoundly changed by their experience. We need supplies to make it happen!

Our school is a high-poverty, Title 1 high school located in a very large urban area.

The youth are ages 14-19, and 85% are Black, 10% Hispanic, and 5% other, including Chinese and South Asian. Most are immigrants or children of immigrants, and virtually none of them have access to the outdoors with their families. In fact, many of our students' families are quite afraid of the outdoors. Our club, Outdoors Unlimited, provides those students with not only access to, but a deeper understanding and appreciation of the outdoors.

My Project

Most of these materials are basic supplies. The markers, colored pencils, clipboards, etc. will be used for planning meetings, activities and brainstorms before hikes, advertising the club and in fundraising materials and art projects on the trips. The book Silent Spring will help us bring awareness to the history of the environmental movement and allow us to transition the club to a full-time class. Our club has access to other funds, but not for supplies. We partner with the Appalachian Mountain Club, who provide training for me as well as equipment for our trips. Our own fundraising supplies us with money for transportation and food while on the trips. Your donation will fill the gap in our funding!

"Society is telling kids unconsciously that nature's in the past.

It really doesn't count anymore, that the future is in electronics, and besides, the bogeyman is in the woods," says Richard Louv. While some may argue that technology is good, it is clearly vital that urban youth have access to the outdoors, and see the many ways that it can be enjoyed. These materials will help make the outdoors accessible to them.

Ms. Cook High School for Public Service Grades 9-12

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

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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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
MARKER EXPO DRY ERASE LOW ODOR BLACK CHISEL PACK OF 12 • School Specialty Inc. $15.48 2 $30.96
PIPE CLEANERS 12 JUMBO ASST CLRS PACK OF 100 • School Specialty Inc. $1.89 1 $1.89
PIPE CLEANERS 12 DARK GREEN PACK OF 100 • School Specialty Inc. $1.89 1 $1.89
FILE FOLDER LETTER 11 POINT 1/3 MANILA PACK OF 100 • School Specialty Inc. $14.95 1 $14.95
DERWENT GRAPHIC SKETCHING SET OF 12 • School Specialty Inc. $13.29 2 $26.58
Silent Spring • AKJ Books $11.06 35 $387.10
MARKERS CRAYOLA BROAD LINE CLASSIC SET OF 10 • School Specialty Inc. $3.98 10 $39.80
CLIPBOARD MASONITE LETTER - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $1.51 10 $15.10
PENCIL PRANG COLORED THICK SET OF 12 • School Specialty Inc. $2.75 10 $27.50
GLUE STICK .74OZ WHITE PACK OF 12 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $9.14 2 $18.28
CONST PPR 9X12 SMART STACK 300 PER PACK • School Specialty Inc. $7.12 1 $7.12
BOARD DRY ERASE 16X22 WHITE - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
METERSTICK METAL END - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $2.46 5 $12.30

Materials cost

$591.06

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.40

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$655.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.65

Total project goal

$770.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $770.98

3 Donors

-$770.98

Donations toward project cost

-$655.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$115.65

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