You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Ms. Hillenbrand from Washington DC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Makers Gonna Make

Help me give my students high quality building materials for our Maker Center!

  • $766 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students think STEM is AWESOME! They love investigating, exploring, creating, and using their knowledge to explain the world around them.

I teach 3rd through 5th grade students at a high needs school in Washington, DC.

Over ninety percent of my students qualify for free and reduced lunch, and over twenty percent qualify for special education services. Each of my students comes to class with a unique personal and cultural background that influences their learning. It is my job to ensure all students engage in meaningful STEM experiences and master grade level science standards. These topics are challenging for many of my students. There is a lot of new vocabulary and abstract concepts to learn. Students often struggle to put new material together and make connections to their own experiences, especially when we don't have the materials needed to do hands-on activities.

My Project

Visiting the Maker Center is one of my students' favorite Science class activities! In the Maker Center, students build models to demonstrate their understanding of course concepts, solve engineering design challenges, and engage in free building time. This school year the Maker Center was filled with thrifted and found materials. I would love to start the next school year with a fully stocked building center!

The building materials will allow my students to further develop their engineering skills, express their creativity, and engage in hands-on learning!

Please support my students' love for making!

Ms. Hillenbrand
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Hillenbrand is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magna-Tiles(r) 100-Piece Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $107.06 3 $321.18
KEVA(r) Structures 200 Plank Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $51.26 5 $256.30

Materials cost

$577.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.65

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$650.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$114.85

Total project goal

$765.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $765.64

4 Donors

-$765.64

Donations toward project cost

-$650.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$114.85

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Hillenbrand and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Washington","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[254944],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"DC","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":4859829,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/makers-gonna-make/4859829/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":100,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Hillenbrand","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"254944":{"owner":"Ms. Hillenbrand","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4859829],"proposalHash":"2137414207","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp254944_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1470873329008","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":35238,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":254944,"schoolCounty":"District Of Columbia","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"DC","name":"District of Columbia"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.