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Mr. Peinert from Baltimore, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Improving Math and Science Like a Pro, Playstation Pro!

Help me give my students a PlayStation Pro and an extra controller to offer a safe after school activity center for my middle school students.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Peinert's classroom raised $605

This project is fully funded

My Students

A typical day in my classroom is full of learning experiences. I don't provide my students with lessons; I provide them with learning experiences. By the end of the school year, I want all of my students to be full of the necessary information to make them successful in the real world.

I am a committed Baltimore City Public School teacher that is willing to work hard to be a great teacher, however, I cannot do it alone.

We are a Title I School that ninety-nine percent of my students are African American from many diverse backgrounds including including English Language Learners, military families to single families. These factors don't phase them. When you look at them you may see children who have already led a hard life and come from even harder neighborhoods. I would describe my school as a hidden gem. I think it provides a safe haven for children who are otherwise faced with tasks, responsibilities, and experiences that far exceed their years in maturity and experience. My school is the place where many of these children come for a meal, serenity, and more.

My Project

An after school center for my students will extend my classroom safe haven and will serve as an incentive for students to complete homework and projects from all their middle school classes. We need a Playstation Pro and extra controller for our after school activity center in my class to encourage students to work harder on math and science homework and other classes by rewarding game play on the new device. The Playstation Pro and controller that is being requested in this project will be added to other resources that our students already have access to. My after-school center allows me to change my classroom and further transform it into a living room, so to speak. In this space, students will have computer access, a quiet place to do homework, projects, and now play games. We have a variety of games which will allow for physical activity and allow sports play without the physical danger. The idea is that these students will not resort to making wrong choices or running hallways after school and hanging out in the streets of their rough neighborhood, and focus more on their education than they do on what is going on in the neighborhood.

The donations to this project will improve my classroom by improving the focus and environment that my students are exposed to.

My hope is that the students will focus more on their work, and be able to make school the priority that it needs to be in their lives. This will change my students lives for the better by allowing them more focused time on positive activities and educational practices. The Xbox can also be used in the classroom as it has a blu-ray player and internet access so will also be used during instructional time. Please help us!

Mr. Peinert Leith Walk Elementary School 245 Grades 6-8

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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Nearly all 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
PlayStation 4 Pro 1TB Console • Amazon Business $399.99 1 $399.99
DualShock 4 Wireless Controller for PlayStation 4 - Jet Black • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$449.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$513.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.66

Total project goal

$604.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $604.39

8 Donors

-$514.12

Donations toward project cost

-$455.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.19

Matching donations from our partners

-$68.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$57.80

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.20

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.27

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 $0.00

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