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Mr. Kapasi from Austin, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Life Skills Through Juggling

Help me give my students a boxed set of "World's Finest Juggling Balls" as a reward for mastering the three-ball cascade juggling pattern.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Kapasi's classroom raised $394

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school is a hidden gem in our urban school district. We're an alternative public school that primarily serves at-risk-students by providing a caring, personalized environment in which students are allowed to work at their own pace. We use a solution-focused approach to helping our kids overcome whatever obstacles they face.

Our students have faced a wide variety of struggles that led them to our alternative school and they come from all walks of life, but every one of our students who graduate say that our school changed their life.

My Project

For years I have invited students to learn to juggle. It's a hobby with many benefits. Becoming a juggler teaches perseverance and patience. It's a lifelong skill that requires no special equipment. One can juggle rocks if no "real" juggling items are around!

Moreover, in a world that seems to get faster and faster, with more complexity and stress in students' lives than "back in my day", juggling serves as a meditative and relaxing practice benefitting both mind and body.

Want to learn more benefits of juggling? See: http://jugglefit.com/jf_benefits.html

The "World's Best Juggling Balls" are a memorable reward for those dedicated students who pass our juggling test - successfully juggling three balls in a cascade pattern for at least 30 seconds.

Mr. Kapasi Garza Independence High School Grades 9-12

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.

Austin, TX View local requests

More than half 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

15 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Higgins Brothers World's Finest Juggling Ball Set of 3-Colors Vary • Amazon Business $24.99 12 $299.88

Materials cost

$299.88

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$334.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.01

Total project goal

$393.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$393.39

6 Donors

-$366.92

Donations toward project cost

-$334.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.54

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

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$0.00

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