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Ms. Varela from El Monte, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Investigate The Solar System With A Laptop

Help me give my students an updated laptop to do social studies and science research.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Varela's classroom raised $348

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

My students are a wonderful group of third graders. They come to school ready and eager to learn. They are bright, curious and love to learn. We are a Title I school and have a high population of low socioeconomic families. Yet, our families love and care very much for their children and want the best education for them. Our students deserve to have every opportunity to be academically successful. They deserve to have updated technological tools like other schools in our area.

My Project

I am requesting an updated brand new laptop for my third graders. Most classes now use computers daily, sometimes 80-90% of the day. If my students don’t have updated newer laptops, they will be unable to complete their science research. They have to make a science experiment display board using information from the internet. My students depend on fast downloads and laptops that can upload their pictures and graphics. I am gratefully requesting an updated laptop to help my third graders be better prepared for their future studies as scientists, robotic engineers, computer science techs, graphic designers or President of the United States.

Ms. Varela Cherrylee Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lenovo IdeaPad 130S-14IGM - 14' - Celeron N4000 - 4 GB RAM - 64 GB eMMC - US • Best Buy Education $239.94 1 $239.94

Materials cost

$239.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$21.95

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$295.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.15

Total project goal

$347.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$347.64

1 Donor

-$218.82

Donations toward project cost

-$186.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.82

match offer

-$128.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$109.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.32

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$0.00

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