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Mr. Arsenie from Chicago, IL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hi Mom, Can You Hear Me Now?

My students need a reliable phone and airtime to call home or in case of an emergency on our overseas and camping trips for our advanced Environmental Science classes.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Arsenie's classroom raised $1,329

This project is fully funded

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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

Students leaving the classroom and stepping into the world beyond is without a doubt the biggest learning opportunity for most of them. From our forest preserves, the banks of our local river, jungles of Costa Rica to a marsh in Provence or a state park, students discover the world through travel.

My students are natural born scientists and world travelers.

They just don't know it yet! They ask questions constantly, they want to learn, they crave new learning experiences, want to search for meaning, share their own experiences, and it is my job to facilitate and give them access to that knowledge and the skills they need to get the answers they seek. Over 90% of my students (and the students of our academic institution), receive free lunch and 95% of them are Latino. Virtually all of them live in a dense, complex urban setting and most have never been on a plane, outside our city, even the neighborhood on school field trips or on vacation with family- amazingly most have never sat on grass or experienced nature or a setting other than the one they currently live in. However, my students thrive in practical settings. They're visual/ kinesthetic/auditory learners, and do best with hands-on projects, where the theory learned is put in practice, especially outside of the classroom.

My Project

As my advanced Environmental Science students enter their junior/senior years, their thirst for knowledge and practical applications of concepts learned in the classroom will eventually lead to field trips. As we venture farther and farther from our local watershed to a state park for an overnight trip or to a planned survey of the ecosystems of Costa Rica, the need for highest safety and sureness of communication is something we lack and need to focus on. With help of a satellite phone and air time, the students and parents can keep in touch, no matter where we are. Whether there is an emergency or the need to "check in" for peace of mind, the focus of our trips no longer is on safety and worrying of the "what if", but rather the experience of being in nature and learning in the field, again, in spite of the location, distance, topography or access to working traditional phones. A satellite phone would give students, parents and myself access to a sure, reliable way to communicate.

"Being prepared" has been my motto in the nine years I have led trips with students- from the local forest preserve and watershed to overseas trips to France and Spain.

As we plan our next student adventures to Costa Rica, state parks or anywhere our curiosity takes us, we can rely on your generous support to make these plans even safer for all of us. Through your generous donation, students and parents can stay in touch in emergencies or otherwise, leaving the worries of travels behind.

Mr. Arsenie Schurz High School Grades 9-12

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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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Inmarsat IsatPhone 2 Satellite Phone • Amazon $747.00 1 $747.00
BlueCosmo Inmarsat IsatPhone 100 Unit Prepaid SIM Card • Amazon $99.00 3 $297.00
Pelican 1200 Case with Foam for Camera (Orange) • Amazon $39.34 1 $39.34

Materials cost

$1,083.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,129.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$199.34

Total project goal

$1,328.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,328.93

5 Donors

-$928.93

Donations toward project cost

-$789.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$139.34

match offer

-$400.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$340.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.00

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 $0.00

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