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Mrs. Vasquez from Los Angeles, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning About the Three R's: Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle!

My students need an iPad to research on the World Wide Web about the three R's: Reuse, Reuse, and Recycle!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Vasquez's classroom raised $571

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

Many talk and teach about Earth Day a few days a year! However, Earth Day should be every day. At my school, my class and I are known as Earth-conscious! We recycle for all second and first grade classes. Every Monday, I carry out seven to nine blue recycling bins on the street to be recycled.

My students are smart, driven, and very verbal.

They are 95% Hispanic and 5% African American. Most of them do not have a computer or other technology at home. Our school provides a safe environment away from gangs and other socioeconomic limitations. They are exposed to violence and socioeconomic limitations, like lack of food, that others take for granted. In my classroom, they get to dream because the sky is the limit. They've planned future traveling plans, designed their dream homes, and have become celebrated community heroes. The classroom is a safe haven where dreaming high is encouraged. Nothing is impossible when they dream, write, and share their future plans. My students thrive as enthusiastic learners because they are provided with the right education and memories that will last a lifetime. As an educator that's my life-long goal, to continue providing an environment conducive to learning.

My Project

I want my students to read and learn about the need to Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle. An iPad would motivate them to read. There are so many reading apps available that I feel would spark their interest in reading about recycling. With an iPad, all my students will gravitate toward it, simply because technology will motivate them to read! With an iPad, my students can also access links that would teach them key concepts like composting, natural resources, alternate energy sources, and elimination of carbon print. Having an iPad would put my students a step ahead of success and, in turn, will help preserve our planet for later generations. We are piloting a Project Based Learning Program in which our students do research about different topics that contribute to environmental pollution. All of our second graders are recycling and looking for ways that our students and community will reduce trash & reuse recyclable resources. We need an iPad to continue our research and complete our project.

I need your help to help me fund an iPad which will no doubt will enhance my students' research methods.

I will make sure that my students are knowledgeable about the three R's: Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle. Furthermore, with this project in place, our whole school and community will benefit from it. Please help us get an iPad for our future environmentalists.

Mrs. Vasquez Magnolia Avenue Elementary School 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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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
Apple® iPad® 2 Wi-Fi - tablet - iOS 5 - 16 GB - 9.7' • Best Buy for Business $399.99 1 $399.99

Materials cost

$399.99

Vendor shipping charges

$12.00

Sales tax

$36.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$484.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.52

Total project goal

$570.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$570.11

1 Donor

-$46.00

Donations toward project cost

-$46.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$515.99

Match offers toward project cost

-$438.59

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.40

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.12

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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