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Ms. Waterman from Merrill, MI is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning in the Great Outdoors

Help me give my students some outdoor tables to give them the tools to have a outdoor classroom.

  • $1,836 goal

This project expired on July 10, 2024.

This project expired on July 10, 2024.

My Project

Having tables will allow us to have all our Kindergarten classrooms participate in outdoor learning.

We currently infuse nature into our learning in the curricular areas, to make it fun and engaging.

The rich experience of learning while outdoors is a fabulous way to engage students.

The outdoor tables are a way to give the students the tools they need to be able to write, read, and explore in the outdoors.

One example of a way we use our outdoor classroom, is by watching the birds in the bird feeders and drawing and writing about them. It is wonderful and the kids enjoy it.

Ms. Waterman Merrill Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

24 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Indoor/Outdoor Table & Tree Seats • Lakeshore Learning Materials $479.00 3 $1,437.00

Materials cost

$1,437.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $71.85

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$21.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,560.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$275.37

Total project goal

$1,835.78

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