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Ms. W. from New Haven, CT is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Your Way to a Camping Adventure

Help me give my students MakerSpace/ STEM building supplies to help design coding projects.

  • $995 goal

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Hooray! 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 Project

Students in grades 2-5 will have a chance to experience a STEM camping adventure like no other while at school! Being in an inner city school, our students haven't had the experience to go camping with their families. When we read about it in class, they always ask about what camping is - so we thought we'd bring the camping adventure to them! Each day a different camping building challenge is presented. Students will use all of the materials we chose for our project to design and build with each day. They develop their prototype and then code the action associated with it. On Monday, they will use recycled materials along with construction paper and tissue paper to design a fire to roast their marshmellows over.

Once they figure out the height of their fire, the real challenge begins - designing a tool to help toast marshmallows over the roaring fire.

They will then build a marshmallow roaster to spin, toasting their marshmellow. On Tuesday, students design a map to get to camp! To do this, they will use a compass and directions, drawing out their map and then code their robot to follow the path taken. On Wednesday, we learn about tents, how to put up a real one and what tents need to stay standing even during bad weather which they will test out! On Thursday, they'll sit around the campfire telling spooky stories they've written while in their tent! The best part of their stories is the sound effects they will code to make the story truly come alive. On Friday it's all about the camp games and challenges they need to particpate in. This project helps them learn perservance and to never give up, when things get tough. It's also great team building!

Ms. W. Family Academy of Multilingual Exploration Grades 3-5

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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New Haven, CT View local requests

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BagDream Brown Paper Lunch Bags Bread Bags 12lb 7x4.5x13.75 Inches 100Pcs Kraft Paper Bags Bulk, Paper Snack Bags, 100% Recycled Kraft Lunch Bags • Amazon Business $18.98 5 $94.90
Stock Your Home 9-Inch Paper Plates Uncoated, Everyday Disposable Plates 9" Paper Plate Bulk, White, 500 Count • Amazon Business $27.99 3 $83.97
Crystal by Crystalware Aluminum Foil Sheets - Precut Foil Sheets - Pop Up Foil Sheets for Storing, Cooking Food - Premium Aluminum Foil Wraps - Single Foil Sheets (12” x 10.75”, 500) • Amazon Business $22.99 3 $68.97
PLULON 60 Sheets Sunflower Birthday Party Decorations Yellow Tissue Paper Bulk, Tissue Paper for Gift Bags Packaging Birthday Gift Wrapping Paper Easter Wedding Holiday Paper Flower(Yellow) • Amazon Business $6.89 10 $68.90
PLULON 60 Sheets Thanksgiving Day Halloween Orange Tissue Paper Bulks, Gift Wrap Tissue Paper Sheets for Packaging Birthday Gift Wrapping Paper Birthday Wedding Holiday Paper Flower • Amazon Business $6.89 10 $68.90
Munfix 250 Pack 16 Oz Clear Plastic Cups, Disposable Drinking Cups, Plastic Party Cups, Transparent Plastic Cups Bulk for Birthday Parties, Picnics, Ceremonies, and All Events • Amazon Business $14.99 4 $59.96
[100 Count] 8 Inch Bamboo Wooden Skewers For Shish Kabob, Grilling, Fruits, Appetizers, and Cocktails • Amazon Business $5.44 10 $54.40
Pacon© SunWorks© Construction Paper - Assorted Colors - 12 in. x 18 in. • Nasco $2.70 19 $51.30
KTOJOY 100Pcs Jumbo Wooden Craft Sticks Popsicle Stick 6” Long x 3/4”Wide Treat Ice Pop for DIY Crafts，Home Art Projects, Classroom Supplies • Amazon Business $4.99 9 $44.91
Red Tissue Paper 14"x20" 96 Bulk Pack, for Gifts, Games, Birthdays, Easter, Mothers Day, Graduations, Gift Wrap, Crafts, DIY Paper Flowers and More… (14"x20") • Amazon Business $7.83 5 $39.15
Gordon's Choice Delicatessen Paper 10-500 Deli Wax Paper, 10" x 10.75" (Pack of 450) • Amazon Business $11.99 3 $35.97
Prang 9" x 12" Construction Paper, Bright Green, 50 Sheets/Pack (P9603-0001) • Quill.com $3.86 9 $34.74
Prang 9" x 12" Construction Paper, Brown, 50 Sheets/Pack (P6703-0001) • Quill.com $3.41 9 $30.69
[500 Pack] Disposable Plastic Drinking Straws - 7.75" High - Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $8.90 3 $26.70
Craft Pipe Cleaners Proffessional 1000 Pcs 25 Colors, Pipe Cleaners Craft Supplies and Chenille Stems or Pipecleaners, Pipe Cleaners Bulk, for Crafts, Gift Wrapping and Party Decorations. • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
[1000 Count] 4.5 Inch Wooden Multi-Purpose Popsicle Sticks for Crafts, ICES, Ice Cream, Wax, Waxing, Tongue Depressor Wood Sticks • Amazon Business $15.83 1 $15.83

Materials cost

$798.28

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.13

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$845.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.18

Total project goal

$994.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $994.56

1 Donor

-$994.56

Donations toward project cost

-$845.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.18

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