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Mrs. Torres from Elizabeth, NJ is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I'm Not Afraid, I Can Build Safely!

My students need a carpet to lower the noise level while building with blocks.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Torres's classroom raised $336

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

"I wish I can take this book home so Mami can read it to me" was the expression of one of the students in our classroom after reading the story "No, David, No!" by David Shannon during reading time. This is us! A group of students thirsty to learn and lead by a group of professionals exposing them to the best experiences to spark their imagination and promote a solid foundation during the preschool years.

Our students are like caterpillars; hungry for learning experiences to spark their imagination and very emphatetic.

They are very unique because they come from different social, cultural and linguistic backgrounds including Haití, Bangladesh, Brazil, African Americans, and Hispanics. Our students are also at different academic levels ranging from early learners to late learners.

Our family in school includes two students with special needs also. As a teacher, I'm constantly striving to bring the best experiences for my students. It makes me very happy to see them learning and growing.

My Project

With a new carpet for the block area, our students will create structures that will not make loud noises when they fall hence children will not be afraid of making mistakes. Our students love to build with blocks. While building with blocks, our students are developing self esteem, math and physics concepts. They are also developing social skills while working together with class mates solving problems, creating and sharing ideas. Lately we've been noticing that they are becoming a little afraid of working in the block area because of the noise the blocks make when falling. With the new carpet our students won't be afraid of making mistakes while building reason why they will learn better.

Mrs. Torres Donald Stewart ECC 51 Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

30 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
CHILDCRAFT EARLY LEARNING LITERACY 6 FT X 9 FT RECTANGLE - SPECIFY COLOR • School Specialty $228.87 1 $228.87
CHILDCRAFT FLAGSHIP EARLY LEARNING LITERACY - OPTION CLASS • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
BLUE(34) OPTION ONLY - EARLY LEARNING LITERACY • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$228.87

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.89

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$285.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.33

Total project goal

$335.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $335.52

3 Donors

-$192.76

Donations toward project cost

-$163.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.91

match offer

-$142.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$121.34

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.41

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 $0.00

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