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Mr. Ruegg from Saint Louis, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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¡Leamos! Let's Read!

Help me give my students an opportunity to learn Spanish while also learning about themes important in Latin America.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Ruegg's classroom raised $604

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are amazingly resilient in spite of the challenges they face on a daily basis. They want to learn and are working to overcome the adverse effects of systemic racism and low socioeconomic status. They have tremendous potential and are met with many obstacles, which are exacerbated by the current Covid-19 Pandemic.

My Project

These book sets will help my students acquire Spanish language, improve literacy and expose them to Hispanic culture as well as learn about biology in the Rainforest. The books "El Capibara con botas" and "El escape cubano" (The Capybara with Boots, and The Cuban Escape) integrate high repetitions of key vocabulary structures in stories that also teach students about the flora and fauna of the rainforest, as well as a gripping story centered around Cuba and the theme of immigration. These books will give my students an authentic venue to learn and use Spanish while also learning about other themes.

Mr. Ruegg Vashon High School 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.

Saint Louis, MO View local requests

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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
El escape cubano (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.50 28 $238.00
El capibara con botas (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.50 28 $238.00

Materials cost

$476.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$513.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.55

Total project goal

$603.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$603.69

6 Donors

-$563.69

Donations toward project cost

-$479.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.55

match offer

-$40.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$34.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

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$0.00

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